To cast aside

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to throw or push aside; to neglect; to reject as useless or inconvenient.

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abandon abandoned adopt aside cast cast aside cast away cast out chuck out close out de-access deep-six discard dispose fling get rid of give it the deep six jettison junk			Therefore, if Blucher ever sees the inside of a mosque, he will have to cast aside his humanity and go in his natural character. The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context If any caprice of temper should induce him to cast aside this golden opportunity before he has brought it to perfection, I consider myself absolved from extending any assistance to his mother and sister. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context Not improbably he was the best workman of his time; or, perhaps, the Colonel thought it expedient, or was impelled by some better feeling, thus openly to cast aside all animosity against the race of his fallen antagonist. House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context			To call to mind To call to order To call to the bar To call up To cap the climax To care for To carry all before one To carry arms To carry away To carry coals To carry coals to Newcastle To carry off To carry on To carry one's point To carry out to carry the ball To carry the wind To carry through To carry up To carry weight To carve out To cast a To cast a horoscope To cast a shoe To cast anchor To cast aside To cast away To cast by To cast down To cast forth To cast in one's lot with To cast in one's teeth To cast in the teeth To cast lots To cast off To cast off copy To cast one's colt's tooth To cast one's nativity To cast one's self on To cast out To cast the lead To cast the water To cast up To cat the anchor To catch (one) flatfooted To catch a crab To catch a tartar To catch at To catch fire to catch it To catch one's eye			To call to the bar To call up to cap it all To cap the climax To care for To carry all before one To carry arms To carry away To carry coals To carry coals to Newcastle To carry off To carry on To carry one's point To carry out to carry the ball To carry the wind To carry through To carry up To carry weight To carve out To cast a To cast a horoscope To cast a shoe To cast anchor To cast aside To cast away To cast by To cast down To cast forth To cast in one's lot with To cast in one's teeth To cast in the teeth To cast lots To cast off To cast off copy To cast one's colt's tooth To cast one's nativity To cast one's self on To cast out To cast the lead To cast the water To cast up To cat the anchor To catch (one) flatfooted To catch a crab To Catch a Predator To catch a tartar To catch at To catch fire

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