throw in with
C1 informal inseparable transitive
In simple words
To decide to join someone's side or team, especially when there is some risk involved.
Literal meaning: To throw your lot in together with someone.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To decide to join or support a particular person or group, committing to their cause or venture.
"He decided to throw in with the smaller party, believing their policies were more honest."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Chiefly North American and somewhat old-fashioned or literary. Often implies a deliberate and consequential choice to commit to someone's cause or venture. Not widely used in everyday British English.
Commonly used with
partner candidate side cause group faction
Forms
Base
throw in with
I/you/we/they
3rd person
throws in with
he/she/it
Past simple
threw in with
yesterday
Past participle
thrown in with
have + pp
-ing form
throwing in with
continuous
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