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throw in

verb
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, in.
  2. To add something extra free of charge. (informal, transitive) · If you take the large size, we'll throw in a set of tea towels.
  3. To include in a calculation. (informal, transitive)
  4. To quit, to fold.
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Collins had a compliment and an allusion to throw in here, which were kindly smiled on by the mother and daughter.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 245 · B2
Bingley will be very glad to see you; and I will send a few lines by you to assure him of my hearty consent to his marrying whichever he chooses of the girls--though I must throw in a good word for my little Lizzy.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 3 · B2
As it is, I have been able to get about as I could not possibly have done had I been living in the Hall, and I remain an unknown factor in the business, ready to throw in all my weight at a critical moment.”
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 159 · C1
There, crouched against the side of the wall which attracts and retains the most heat, they may be seen sometimes talking to one another, but more frequently alone, watching the door, which sometimes opens to call forth one from the gloomy assemblage, or to throw in another outcast from society.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1036 · C1

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