('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]
(..) ''l went over to the... ''Ooh! ''No, wait a minute. ''l went over to the Burger King. ''And so the guy took a piece of meat, ''and threw it on the grill. ''l said, 'Oh, wow!' ''Ooh! ''So then he turned it over. ''lt was all brown. ''l said, 'Far out!' (..)1983 Bill Cosby: Himself