Tā diūkāi shǒu lǐ de gōngzuò, pǎo qù kàn bǐsài le.
He dropped what he was working on and ran off to watch the game.
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丢开 carries a sense of deliberately letting go — often of worries, work, or distractions. The 开 (kāi, 'open / away') gives it a 'push it away from you' feel, distinct from 丢掉 (throw out for good).