throw yourself at

Meaning

1. 1

   throw yourself at sth / sb

   to rush violently at sth / sb

2. 2

   throw yourself at sth / sbinformaldisapproving

   to be too enthusiastic in trying to attract a sexual partner

In the movies · 5

• I threw myself at his feet.The Letter1940
• Do you call it dignified to throw yourself at a herring-gutted swab like that?The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947
• We throw ourselves at your mercy.Funny Face1957
• you would, indeed, have been throwing yourself away.Persuasion2007
• I can't let you throw yourself awayToy Story 42019
• This is a ticking time bomb. You've gotta throw yourself on it.Gone Girl2014
• Yeah, well, this is the best way. You need to throw yourself in.Pride2014
• Just believe in the ball, Jake. And throw yourself.Not Another Teen Movie2001

Learn it in full scenes

• The Letter1940
  • Leslie Confesses After the Shooting
  • Leslie Recounts the Night Hammond Died
  • Leslie Describes Shooting Hammond
• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947
  • Lucy Leaves Her In-Laws' House
  • Lucy Insists on Gull Cottage
  • Lucy Rents the Haunted House
• Persuasion2007
  • Sir Walter Snubs the Navy
  • She Was Persuaded Eight Years Ago
  • Wentworth on Firmness of Character

From the same entry

• throw aside
• throw away
• throw back at
• throw back on
• throw in
• throw yourself into
• throw off
• throw on
• throw open
• throw out
• throw out
• throw over