atzera bota
Basque edit
Etymology edit
From atzera (“backwards”) + bota (“to throw”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
atzera bota du (imperfect participle atzera botatzen, future participle atzera botako, short form atzera bota, verbal noun atzera botatze)
- (literally) to throw backwards
- (figurative) to reject
Further reading edit
- “atzera bota” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus