toss of a coin
Fifty-fifty chance maker
A toss of a coin is a method of deciding something by chance—flipping a coin and letting heads or tails determine the outcome.
The phrase often appears figuratively for any situation left to pure luck or arbitrary decision: In the end, choosing between the two candidates felt like a toss of a coin.
Also called a coin toss or coin flip.
- flipQuick turning motion
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- even oddsEqual probability both ways
- choiceAct of selecting
- headsTop of bodies
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toss of a coindeliberate choice
Decision made on purpose
cost-benefit analysis · conscious decision · due diligence · gut instinct · informed decision
toss of a coinforegone conclusion
Result assumed beforehand
sure thing · certainty · safe bet · dead cert · inevitability
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