English Dictionary

throw to the dogs

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To throw away as useless. / (idiomatic) To remove or cast out someone or something from one's protection, such as into the streets. / (idiomatic) To give up on something valuable.

日本語の意味

役立たずとして捨てる、処分する。 / 守られていたものから完全に引き離し、追い出す。 / 価値のあるものを見限る、またはあきらめる。

After the merger, the executives started to throw to the dogs the small teams that had built the product.

合併後、経営陣は製品を作り上げた小さなチームを役に立たないものとして切り捨て始めた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To throw away as useless.

Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) To remove or cast out someone or something from one's protection, such as into the streets.

意味（3）

(idiomatic) To give up on something valuable.

Let's hope it will not throw to the dogs its new-found opportunity for winning back public favor and respect.

throws to the dogs （ present singular third-person ）

throwing to the dogs （ participle present ）

threw to the dogs （ past ）

thrown to the dogs （ participle past ）