throw off balance

throw a sprat to catch a mackerel

To sacrifice something of little value in the hope of gaining somethin…

catch napping

To surprise; to take advantage of the lack of watchfulness of.

throw in the towel

To quit; to give up.

throw off

To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.

throw the baby out with the bathwater

To discard, inadvertently or through overzealousness, something valuab…

throw one's toys out of the pram

To lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum.