| 单词 | toss-up |
| 释义 | > as lemmastoss-up 10. toss-up. extracted from tossn.1 a. The throwing up of a coin to arrive at a decision: see to toss up at toss v. Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > choosing by casting lots > tossing a coin toss-up1752 toss1798 swindle1868 spin1882 1752 Game at Cricket in New Universal Mag. Nov. 581/1 The party that wins the toss-up may order which side shall go in first, at his option. 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. V. ix. iii. iii. 64 What charity-boy..was ever at a loss to know that the toss-up of a halfpenny was worth a farthing? 1868 ‘S. Daryl’ Routledge's Handbk. Quoits & Bowls 48 A toss-up decides which party is to play first. b. figurative. A chance where the probability either way is equal; an even chance. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or opportunity > even chance jeopardyc1374 even lay1584 an equal, even wager1638 toss-up1809 turn-up1810 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. xi. vii. 311 It is a toss up who fails and who succeeds. 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xii. 150 It was a toss-up with Tom Pinch whether he should laugh or cry. 1862 J. Skelton Nugæ Criticæ vi. 257 It is generally the merest ‘toss-up’ what verdict the..critic pronounces on any work. 1888 Times (Weekly ed.) 14 Sept. 15/1 It was a toss up whether Lord Salisbury was going to offer them an Irish Government or a Coercion Act. < as lemmas |
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