If my shoemaker turn me out an excellent pair of boots, and I, in some mood of cantankerous unreason, throw them back upon his hands, the man has just cause of complaint.

假如我的鞋匠给我做出一双极好的靴子，而我却因为心情不好，缺乏理性，猛地把它们扔到他手上，那么他是有正当理由抱怨的。

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Problem is, most of them only glanced off Gore -- who then proceeded to throw boulders back at Bradley!

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Equally, they may throw the latest offers of dialogue back in the faces of those who make them.

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The way I solve this is to throw anyone out of my office who recommends their sale -- or to yell back at them: "Find me something better!"

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