or throw out
1.
When you ~ 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 ~ your makeup or forget about your appearance.
PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron)
2.
If you ~ 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