throw back
/θɹoʊ ˈbæk/ verb- To hinder the development of something.
- To revert to an earlier stage of development. · The Century A large proportion of the steerage passengers throw back to their Darwinian ancestry.
- To retort.
- To drink quickly, especially alcoholic beverages. · We threw back drinks until the next morning.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, back. · I threw back my head and laughed uproariously.· We caught several fish in the river but threw them back.
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