throw people together
throw (two or more people) together
To cause or force two or more people to be together in the same space or situation. When you're having your class do group activities, don't just throw students together without any thought. You should try to determine who the best pairings and groupings will be to ensure they work as productively as possible. We were all thrown together by the circumstances, so we knew we had to do our best to get along.
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throw people together
to bring or put two or more people together. The crisis threw complete strangers together, and they became fast friends before it was over. They were thrown together by fate.
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References in periodicals archive
Festive soirees often
throw people together who don't get on, be it colleagues or family.
"I think when you
throw people together who are not actors - they're called actors, but it's very unfair, cause they're not - they really dislike each other because there's no trust, there's no bond.
A merger can
throw people together in a "crisis" situation that can unleash creative energy and tear down old boundaries.
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