throw together

throw together idiom
  1. Assemble hurriedly, as in I just threw together some salad and took it along. [Early 1700s]
  2. Cause to associate, as in Their parents were always throwing the young couple together hoping they would like each other. [Early 1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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