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throw a party
Idioms and Phrases
Put on or hold a social gathering, as in They're throwing a party to introduce their nephew to the neighbors , or She threw a party every Saturday night . [ Colloquial ; first half of 1900s]Example Sentences
The Disneyland Resort is turning 70 in July, and it has never missed an opportunity to throw a party — especially one rooted in nostalgia.
Washington’s views were so blinkered by the free-market dogma that, as Russians cast their ballots in the election, Vice President Al Gore and Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott flew to Moscow, expecting to throw a party at the embassy celebrating Gaidar’s victory.
This just became the latest in a series of controversies that had marred his term: the year before, he had fired his son who was employed as his executive secretary after it emerged that he had misused his position to throw a party at a prime ministerial residence.
With two new albums involving both styles arriving imminently, he arranged to throw a party, and invited dozens of friends and colleagues to play.
"One of my biggest dreams is to be able to go back and throw a party in Tehran!" she says.
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More About Throw A Party
does throw a party mean?
Throw a party means to organize a social gathering. You can throw a party for yourself, as when you invite all your friends over to celebrate the end of the school year. You can also throw a party for someone else as in Charlotte is graduating next week, so her parents are throwing a party for her.
The type of party you throw is up to you. It could be a dinner party, for which you serve a special dinner to your guests. It could be a birthday party featuring cake, balloons, and presents for the birthday person. Your party could have events, like a series of games, or it could just be you and your friends hanging around in your living room, eating snacks and playing video games. If it’s a social event and you’re organizing it, you’re throwing a party.
Example: Kate is throwing a party this weekend, and we are all invited!
Where does throw a party come from?
The first records of the phrase throw a party come from around 1908. It is an American colloquialism that uses the words throw, in the sense of “to organize and host,” and party, meaning “a social gathering.”
Throw a party is used to imply that a social gathering is being planned and is expected to be very fun and exciting.
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How is throw a party used in real life?
Throw a party is a commonly used phrase that means to organize a social gathering.
do u ever wanna throw a party and realise u don’t have any friends
— Sakshi Shivdasani (@ughshutupsakshi)
Though I never threw a party in high school, I imagine the panic I’m feeling is like when your mom calls in the am to say they’re coming home a day early and they are almost home.
— Gary Gulman (@GaryGulman)
Last day of virtual school on Friday, I should throw a party 🎉🥳🍾
— 🖤🤍 (@ArtCBabe)
Try using throw a party!
True or False?
If someone throws a party for you, it means that they ruined your party.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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