throw to the dogs | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tothrowawayasuseless.c.1606(date written),William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies[…](First Folio), London:[…]Isaac Iaggard, andEd[ward]Blount, published1623,→OCLC,[Act V, scene iii]:Throwphysicto the dogs; I'll none of it.; (idiomatic)Toremoveorcastout someone or something from one'sprotection, such as into thestreets.; (idiomatic)To give up on somethingvaluable.1945, Karl E. Ettinger,Public Relations Directory and Yearbook,, page45:Let's hope it will notthrow "to the dogs"its new-found opportunity for winning back public favor and respect.

Examples:

EN: The priest commited a sin. With a wife, a child... One of those that we throw to the dogs, the mules...
ES: El sacerdote comete pecado... teniendo una mujer, un hijo... debe ser comparado a los perros, a los mulos...

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