tosses up

Flings into air

Tosses up means to flip a coin to decide something by chance: Let's toss up for who goes first.

The phrase also appears when outcomes are genuinely uncertain—a toss-up being a situation where either result is equally likely: The election is too close to call; experts say it tosses up between the two candidates.

Related
  • throwPropel by arm motion
  • throws upForcibly ejects stomach contents
  • lobHigh-arcing throw or hit
  • free throwUncontested penalty basket attempt
  • handGrasping body part

hurl · coin flip · heads or tails · catch · propose · randomize · suggest · spin · upchuck · arc · air · juggling · hacky sack · undecided · up for grabs · in the air · wild card · offer

Opposites
throwing direction

tosses upthrows down

Forcefully casts downward

drops · casts down · lowers · puts down

throwing force/manner

tosses uphurls

Casts with force

flings · launches · fires · heaves · pitches

action vs. reception

tosses upcatches

Seizes in motion

grabs · snatches · receives · fields · intercepts

Family

toss, tosses, tossed, tossing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G