From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthrow something ↔ on phrasal verbPUT ON CLOTHESto put on a piece of clothing quickly and carelessly I threw on a pair of jeans and a T-shirt. → throw→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
throw on• About half way up the ridge a small line of works had been thrown up.• It is about to throw me down on a dark and empty plain.• Genetics and biology have little to tell us that is relevant, except in so far as these sciences throw light on human nature in general.• Instead he scrambled in his pocket for some notes and threw them on the floor.• For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady.• If you want innovation, try more of that, and less of halfbacks and wide receivers throwing deep on the run.• So you threw up on their new dam.• Fanaty throw bottles on to the pitch, fight at metro stations and stab one another. 