- toss/flip a coin
- toss/flip a coin: to decide something by throwing a coin up in the air and seeing which side is shown after it lands
Let's toss a coin. Heads, we don't go; tails, we do.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
toss/flip a coin
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flip a coin — flip/toss/a coin phrase to throw a coin in the air to decide between two choices, depending on which side of the coin is on top when it lands Flip a coin to decide who goes first. Thesaurus: to choose someone or somethingsynonym to choose a… … Useful english dictionary
flip a coin — toss a coin (to determine the outcome of something, to make a decision) … English contemporary dictionary
coin — coin1 W3S3 [kɔın] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: three sided piece, corner , from Latin cuneus; CUNEIFORM] 1.) a piece of metal, usually flat and round, that is used as money →↑bill, note ↑note 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
coin — 1 noun 1 (C) a piece of metal, usually flat and round, that is used as money compare bill 1 (3), note 1 (5) 2 toss/flip a coin to choose or decide something by throwing a coin into the air and guessing which side of it will show when it falls:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Coin flipping — or coin tossing or heads or tails is the practice of throwing a coin in the air to choose between two alternatives, sometimes to resolve a dispute between two parties. It is a form of sortition which inherently has only two possible and equally… … Wikipedia
flip — flip1 [flip] vt. flipped, flipping [echoic] 1. to toss or move with a quick jerk; flick [flip the drawer shut] 2. to snap (a coin) into the air with the thumb, as in betting on which side will land uppermost 3. to turn or turn over [to flip pages … English World dictionary
toss a coin — flip/toss/a coin phrase to throw a coin in the air to decide between two choices, depending on which side of the coin is on top when it lands Flip a coin to decide who goes first. Thesaurus: to choose someone or somethingsynonym to choose a… … Useful english dictionary
toss — 1 verb 1 THROW (T) to throw something, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your hand: toss sth into/down/out of etc: Toss that book over here, will you? | toss sth to sb: “Catch!” said Sandra, tossing her bag to him. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
toss — toss1 [tɔs US to:s] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [T] to throw something, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your hand toss sth into/onto etc sth ▪ She crumpled the letter and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
coin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bronze, copper, gold, silver ▪ antique, rare ▪ commemorative ▪ … Collocations dictionary
