throw to the lions (English, verb)
expansion: throw to the lions (third-person singular simple present throws to the lions, present participle throwing to the lions, simple past threw to the lions, past participle thrown to the lions)
Senses:
glosses: To place someone in a difficult situation for which they are completely unprepared.
tags: figuratively
transitive
Forms:
form: throws to the lions
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: throwing to the lions
tags: participle
present
form: threw to the lions
tags: past
form: thrown to the lions
tags: participle
past
form: feed to the lions
tags: alternative
form: toss to the lions
tags: alternative