toss-up

noun

an unpredictable phenomenon

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it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose

• Syn: ↑tossup, ↑even chance

• Hypernyms: ↑luck, ↑fortune, ↑chance, ↑hazard

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s)

Etymology: from the phrase toss up

1. : toss 3

2. : a matter of luck : an even bet or choice

regard the election results as a toss-up — New York Times

it was a toss-up whether to go right or left — Fred Majdalany

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tossˈ-up noun

1. The throwing up of a coin to decide anything

2. An even chance or risk

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Main Entry: ↑toss

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toss-up UK US noun [singular] informal

the act of throwing a coin into the air and making a decision based on which side the coin falls on

Thesaurus: gambling games and places where gambling takes place_hyponym

Phrase: be a toss-up

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toss-up or toss|up «TS _UHP, TOS-», noun.

1. the act of tossing a coin to decide something.

2. Informal. an even chance: »

It's a toss-up whether or not he'll accept.

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n. informal the tossing of a coin to make a decision between two alternatives

■ a situation in which all outcomes or options are equally possible or equally attractive

the choice of restaurant was a toss-up between Indian and Chinese

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/ˈtɑːsˌʌp/ noun [singular]

: a situation in which there is no clear right choice or in which what will happen is not known

The election is a toss-up.

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ˈtoss-up [toss-up toss-ups] noun singular (informal)

a situation in which either of two choices, results, etc. is equally possible

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‘Have you decided on the colour yet?’ ‘

It's a toss-up

between the blue and the green.’