The Century
A large proportion of the steerage passengers throw back to their Darwinian ancestry.

She jumped to her feet and began stalking away. “Going to cost me fifteen dollars to clean this outfit,” she threw back over her shoulder.

We threw back drinks until the next morning.

“He and I used to throw back beers every now and then when I was with the Bureau.” Shaw grinned arrogantly.

I threw back my head and laughed uproariously.

We caught several fish in the river but threw them back.

We all raised our glasses, threw them back. I was getting better, but I still felt the alcohol harder than Stephen ever had.

Throw back

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