throw in the bark

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Definition of throw in the bark in English Turkish dictionary

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throw in the

{k} (bir işten) vazgeçmek; pes demek

English - English

Definition of throw in the bark in English English dictionary

To administer quinine

An emetic was prescribed, a perspiration broke out, and I now, with an air of confidence, began to throw in the bark, quite sanguine in my expectations of soon checking this formidable disease.

Turkish pronunciation

thrō în dhi bärk

Pronunciation

/ˈᴛʜrō ən ᴛʜē ˈbärk/ /ˈθroʊ ɪn ðiː ˈbɑːrk/

Etymology

() From the fact that the bark of the cinchona tree is used to make the medicine quinine.