From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... throw away
the theory or gadget which ...
BB p.52,
We Agnostics
Is not our age characterized by the ease with which we discard old ideas for new, by the complete readiness with which we throw away the theory or gadget which does
not work for something new which does?
2.
... throw back
of any other cause.
12&12 p.177,
Tradition Ten
We conceive the survival and spread of Alcoholics Anonymous
to be something of far greater importance than
the weight we could collectively throw back of any other cause.
3.
... throw down
the wastepipe.
BB p.22,
There Is A Solution
If he can afford it, he may have liquor concealed all over his house to be certain no one gets his entire supply away from him to throw down the wastepipe.
4.
... throw me
down and pour liquor down ...
BB p.181,
Doctor Bob's Nightmare
So it doesn't behoove me to squawk about it for, after
all, nobody ever had to
throw me down and pour liquor down my throat.
5.
... throw ourselves
the harder into helping others.
BB p.70,
How It Works
6.
... throw several
lifelong conceptions out of the ...
BB p.42,
More About Alcoholism
7.
... throw the
whole weight of the A.A. ...
12&12 p.155,
Tradition Six
In fact, we felt duty-bound to throw the whole weight of the A.A. name behind any meritorious cause.
8.
... throw to
the winds every chance for ...
12&12 p.44,
Step Four
9.
... throw up
my hands in discouragement, for ...
BB p.138,
To Employers
I wanted to throw up my hands in discouragement, for I saw that I had failed to help my banker friend understand.
10.
... throw us
off balance and tempt us ...
12&12 p.91,
Step Ten
The quick inventory is
aimed at our daily ups and downs, especially those where people or new events throw us off balance and tempt us to make mistakes.
11.
... throw us
out of his office.
BB p.78,
Into Action
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