Exercise 1

Susie offers to throw in some Delavigne beauty products.

Choose the sentences which use the term "throw in" correctly.

The travel agency threw in a free night at a hotel as a reward for our business.

The bidding for the car will throw in at 5,000 dollars.

If you subscribe to our magazine now, we'll throw in a yo-yo free of charge.

Please have the lawyer throw in a clause to the contract specifying that employees cannot work for anyone else.

Susie offers to throw in some Delavigne beauty products.

Choose the sentences which use the term "throw in" correctly.

The travel agency threw in a free night at a hotel as a reward for our business.

This sentence uses the term correctly. To "throw in (a gift)" is to offer a complimentary gift to someone - in this case a night at a hotel (as a result of a significant or repeated purchase). Essentially, the term is synonymous with "to include (as part of a deal)" or "to give as a gift".

The bidding for the car will throw in at 5,000 dollars.

This sentence uses the term incorrectly. "To throw in" is not synonymous with "to start" or "to begin".

If you subscribe to our magazine now, we'll throw in a yo-yo free of charge.

This sentence uses the term correctly. To "throw in (a free watch)" is to offer a complimentary watch to someone, generally because they have already made a significant purchase. Essentially, the term is synonymous with "to include (as part of a deal)" or "to give as a gift". Susie wants to include a complimentary gift (of Delavigne beauty products) in addition to the offer of $23,000.

Please have the lawyer throw in a clause to the contract specifying that employees cannot work for anyone else.

This sentence uses the term incorrectly. "To throw in" is often synonymous with "to include", however the term cannot be used to describe "creating" or "drafting" a clause in a contract.

Exercise 2

True or False?

As a bonus for writing the book, Kay C. Hogwash will receive Delavigne Beauty products for the rest of his life.

True

False

I don't know

True or False?

As a bonus for writing the book, Kay C. Hogwash will receive Delavigne Beauty products for the rest of his life.

True

This statement is not true.

False

This statement is false. Susie offers Hogwash "a year's supply" of beauty products as an incentive to accept her proposal. A year's supply of perfumes describes enough perfumes for one year. A "supply" refers to a stock or reserve in this context. However, we often talk about a "lifetime supply (of milk)", which refers to enough milk to last for the duration of one's life.

Throwin-complimentary meaning in English

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