
throw down
intransitive phrasal verb
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to perform well
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1979-08-25
The Sugarhill Gang
"Rapper's Delight"
[Rapper's Delight]
He's guaranteed to throw down
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1980
The Sugarhill Gang
"8th Wonder"
[8th Wonder / Sugar Hill Groove]
Get up, throw down
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1984-10-17
Whodini
"Five Minutes of Funk"
[Escape]
Side by side we'd throw down
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throw down
intransitive phrasal verb
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to fight
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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]
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1996
Crucial Conflict
"Trigger Happy"
[The Final Tic]
The bitch is trigger-happy, and she gonna throw down
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