Ruin vs Throw_down - What's the difference?
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The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
*(Joseph Addison) (1672–1719)
*:The Veian and the Gabian towers shall fall, / And one promiscuous ruin' cover all; / Nor, after length of years, a stone betray / The place where once the very ' ruins lay.
*(Joseph Stevens Buckminster) (1751-1812)
*:The labour of a day will not build up a virtuous habit on the ruins of an old and vicious character.
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=Foreword (lb) The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed.
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(lb) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
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*(Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
*:The errors of young men are the ruin of business.
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*:The Bat—they called him the Bat.. Most lone wolves had a moll at any rate—women were their ruin —but if the Bat had a moll, not even the grapevine telegraph could locate her.
(lb) A fall or tumble.
*(George Chapman) (1559-1634)
*:His ruin startled the other steeds.
A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow.
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*(Thomas Gray) (1716-1771)
*:Ruin seize thee, ruthless king!
to cause the ruin of.
* 1883 ,
To destroy or make something no longer usable.
* Longfellow
To upset or mess up the plans or progress of, or to put into disarray; to spoil.
(literal sense) to cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.
(slang, idiomatic, transitive) to produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully.
* 2001 , Dave Thompson, Funk ,
* 2004 , Kylie Adams, Ex-Girlfriends ,
(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to fight, incite to fight, or approach with the intent to fight; to make a stand.
* 2002 , Lory Janelle Dance, Tough Fronts: The Impact of Street Culture on Schooling ,
* 2004 , William Bowers, "I Think I'm Going to Hell", in Da Capo Best Music Writing 2004 ,
* 2004 , ,
* 2006 , Erick S. Gray, Nasty Girls: An Urban Novel ,
* 2006 , Sherman D. Manning, Blue-Eyed Blonde ,
(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) (by extension) to accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".
* 1997 , Richard C. Green, Soul: Black Power, Politics, and Pleasure ,
* 1998 , Sheila Copeland, Chocolate Star ,
* 2005 , J. Anthony White, The Class Conscious Crew: S.W.A. ,
(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to make an individual contribution to a group effort (e.g. money pool, collaborative record album)
(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) to drink a large amount of beer quickly.
Ruin is a related term of throw_down.
As a noun ruin
is .As a verb throw_down is
(literal sense) to cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully or throw_down can be (slang|idiomatic|transitive) to produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully.ruin
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.}}
Verb
(en verb)- In one way, indeed, he bade fair to ruin us; for he kept on staying week after week, and at last month after month, so that all the money had been long exhausted...
- He ruined his new white slacks by accidentally spilling oil on them.
- By the fireside there are old men seated, / Seeling ruined cities in the ashes.
- My car breaking down just as I was on the road ruined my vacation.
Synonyms
* destroy * fordo * ruinate * wreckAntonyms
* build * construct * found * produceExternal links
* * * ----throw_down
English
Etymology 1
Literal.Verb
- The soldiers threw down their weapons and surrendered.
Etymology 2
US, popularized 1990s in street culture, from idiom , used in sense “to fight, to incite a fight, to make a stand”. Sense of “accomplish something respectable” evolved from sense “to make a stand, to exhibit, to demonstrate (in a challenging way)” inherent in the fighting sense. Sense of “to make a contribution” likely influenced by sense “to make a stand”, as in “are you in?”, “will you stand up and contribute?”Verb
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- ...this guide tracks the artists and recordings that throw down the funk!
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- “Punch up the rhymes. Throw down some beats. Show off that body. You'll be unstoppable.”
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- Let's you and me 'throw down' right here, right now!
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- When someone near me at a show called the band My Boring Racket, I was ready to throw down , but for the good sense of an accompanying female...
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- Today's young and hip black male who fancies himself a radical, who is ready to throw down for the cause, is not talking about neo-colonialism, about global struggle.
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- She said no words and was the first to throw down . She stepped up to Dee, and pow!
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- The time has come. I'm ready to take action . I wanna kick ass and take names later. I wanna throw down , baby boy and baby girl.
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- Yeah, they could literally throw down . When their sound came out, it was earth-shaking.
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- “You're performing for the who's who of radio and records at the Soul Train Awards tonight and you've got to throw down ”.
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- ...she wouldn't mind marrying a man with some serious bank and able to sho-nuf throw-down in the bedroom!
- ''"We're goin' in on a pizza; you in?" "Yea, I'll throw down ."
- ''"We need to finish these five pitchers in half an hour, so throw down as fast as you can!"