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[ verb ] add as an extra or as a gratuity

Used in print

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

As a result , most people do n't have more than a vague idea what folklore actually is ; they see it as a potpourri of charming , moral legends and patriotic anecdotes , with a superstition or remedy thrown_in here_and_there .

Related terms

lend

2
[ verb ] give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

Examples

"In the second round, the challenger gave up"

Used in print

(Jim Thompson, The Transgressors....)

It was strictly the deputy 's game , but McBride had gone too far to throw_in .

Related terms

enter quitter

3
[ verb ] to insert between other elements

Examples

: "She interjected clever remarks."

Used in print

(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)

She concluded by asking for a brief interview - `` to settle with you where '' - and she threw_in a tribute to his `` gentle manners '' and `` the wild originality of your countenance '' .

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