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放り出す

ほうりだす

to throw out; to fling down; to abandon (a task); to expel

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Examples

  1. 彼は家から放り出された。

    かれはいえからほうりだされた。

    He got thrown out of the house.

  2. かばんを床に放り出したまま出かけた。

    かばんをゆかにほうりだしたままでかけた。

    He went out leaving his bag flung on the floor.

  3. 途中で放り出すくらいなら、最初から引き受けるな。

    とちゅうでほうりだすくらいなら、さいしょからひきうけるな。

    If you're going to abandon it halfway, don't take it on in the first place.

Common patterns

仕事を放り出す
to walk out on a job
途中で放り出す
to abandon partway through
学校から放り出される
to be expelled from school

Memory tip

Physical flinging, and by extension dumping a duty and walking away. Much harsher than やめる — it implies irresponsibility. Compare 投げ出す, which is close but leans more to giving up in despair.

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