THROW AWAY

or throw out

1.

When you throw away or throw out something that you do not want, you get rid of it, for example by putting it in a rubbish container.

I never throw anything away...

I’m not advising you to throw away your makeup or forget about your appearance.

PHRASAL VERB : V n P , V P n (not pron)

2.

If you throw away an opportunity, advantage, or benefit, you waste it, rather than using it sensibly.

Failing to tackle the deficit would be throwing away an opportunity we haven’t had for a generation...

We should have won. We threw it away.

PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , V n P

see also throwaway