throw down

throw down
 v. phr.— «Effects of overdose: Sleep or deep sedation from which you cannot be awakened by any means for upto three hours or more, and in many cases, death. Passing out while on GHB is sometimes called carpeting out, scooping out, or throwing down.» —“Cocktail of Drugs Killed DJ” CannaZine.co.uk (United Kingdom) Jan. 3, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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