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Catchword for “throw down”
Catchword: throw down
Part of speechn.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: Later in the movie, Perry orders Keough to shoot a suspect—unarmed, of course—with Perry’s gun and lie about it yet again. Because they tossed a throw-down weapon at the guy’s feet, the extra subterfuge hardly seems worth the effort.
Article or Document Title:
“‘Dark Blue’ A Black Eye For Cops And Cop Films”
Author:
Bill Muller
Article, document, publication, web site:
Arizona Republic
Date of publication:
Feb. 21, 2003
Page number:
P4
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