Throw Away (Word Puzzle)

Otis

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The letters T-H-R-O-W have been removed from all of the words and phrases below, with any spaces and punctuation removed. The letters T-H-R-O-W always appear in left-to-right order, although not necessarily consecutively. What are these words and phrases?

1. NEIEFISHNRFOL

2. CHRISOPEMARLE

3. GOUGHITH

4. IGTPEALKER

5. SRAIGTAR

6. ASECFLIES

7. UNDESHER

8. ONEPL


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1. NEIthEr FISH NoR FOwL

2. CHRIStOPhEr MARLowE

3. GO throUGH wITH

4. tIGhT roPE wALKER

5. StRAIGhT ARrow

6. AS thE Crow FLIES

7. thUNDEr SHowER

8. ON thE ProwL
 
Neither fish nor fowl
Christopher Marlowe
Go through with
Tight rope walker
Straight arrow
As the crow flies
Thunder shower Is this a thing?
On the prowl
 
After reading the instructions I thought this puzzle would be easy. However, I couldn't even solve one of them.
 
Is this a thing?
Yup. Technically, thundershower is a type of thunderstorm, but I expect most folk would say that both names mean the same thing (even if they'd previously heard only one used).

Some other types involve hail, a tornado, or no rain.)

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