throw back

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈθɹəʊ bæk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈθɹoʊ bæk/
• Hyphenation: throw back

throw back

1. (transitive) to throw something back (such as a fish that has been caught for sport)
2. (transitive) to hinder the development of something
3. (intransitive) to revert to an earlier stage of development
   • The Century

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

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