('American football') The quarterback 'threw' a touchdown/interception. [=threw a pass that resulted in a touchdown/interception]
She 'threw' all her efforts 'into' the boy's defense. [=she worked as hard as she could for the boy's defense]
She 'threw' everything she had 'into' winning the match. [=she tried as hard as she could to win the match]
(..) because she can't feel it. Ten points if you get it through her stomach! Fifty points if it goes through her head! -But who threw it at you, anyway? -l don't know. l didn't see them. l was just sitting in the U-bend, thinking about death. . . . . .and it fell through the top of my head. (..)2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets