throw down

intransitive phrasal verb

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

to perform well

Collocates rap³, third coast², for sure², boogie-down, flow, front, ghetto, I'mma, la, MC, puff, rep, rhyme, uptown, battle, bitch

Synonyms body, bring, bust, go off, kick, kill, put it down, rep, represent, rip, rock, turn it out, wreck shop

Related concepts hold it down, keep it real, lock it down, maintain, on point

1979-08-25 The Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight" [Rapper's Delight]
He's guaranteed to throw down
1980 The Sugarhill Gang "8th Wonder" [8th Wonder / Sugar Hill Groove]
Get up, throw down
1984-10-17 Whodini "Five Minutes of Funk" [Escape]
Side by side we'd throw down

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intransitive phrasal verb

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

to fight

Collocates bitch, bitch, brawl, bust, clique, fuck with, geah, hood, in the mix, knuckle up, loco

Synonyms beef, brawl, knock out of the box, knuck, knuckle up, rift, squab, stomp, tussle

Related concepts beefin, knuckle check

1991-11-12 2Pac "I Don't Give A Fuck" [2Pacalypse Now]
What, you wanna throw down? Better bring your gun, pal
1994-07-19 MC Eiht "Niggaz Make The Hood Go Round" [We Come Strapped]
Niggas ain't fuckin around when they hood starts throwing down, geah
1996 Crucial Conflict "Trigger Happy" [The Final Tic]
The bitch is trigger-happy, and she gonna throw down

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