could anyone paraphrase "toss down the table at him"
“Yeah,”my father tosses down the table at him. “That girl working you too hard?”
My grandfather straightens his fork on his napkin and says, “‘That girl is named julie...

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Hello,
Depending on the context, this suggests that the father is challenging or teasing the grandfather, maybe in a disrespectful way. The writer wants to suggest that it is not just a neutral question.

best,
Martha

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"Yeah," my father says to him (from the other end of the table)

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