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throw something back to someone

 

1. Lit. to return something to someone by throwing. Liz threw the ball back to Kelly. She threw back the ball.

2. Fig. to return a problem to someone. I can't do anything about this. I'll throw it back to Roger. Karen threw back the problem to Roger, who had caused it.

See also: back, throw