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toss-upˈtoss-up noun   when two different results are possible► something could go either way informal if you say that something such as a game or a decision could go either way , you mean that either of two results is equally possible: · Legal experts following the case believe the trial could go either way.· Spurs are a goal up but there are ten minutes to go and the match could still go either way. ► borderline a borderline case is a situation in which the decision is not certain, for example about whether someone should pass an exam, get a job etc: borderline case/decision etc: · In borderline cases we look at a student's class work to decide the final exam result.· It was a borderline decision whether to send him to prison or not. ► there's a fifty-fifty chance spoken informal if you say there is a fifty-fifty chance of something happening, you mean there is an equal chance of it happening or not happening: · The weather forecast said there was a fifty-fifty chance of rain.be fifty-fifty (=there is a fifty-fifty chance): · It'll be a tough game -- I'd say our chances of winning are fifty-fifty. ► it's a toss-up spoken say this when you do not know which of two possibilities someone will choose, and you think each is equally likely: · "Have you decided where to go on holiday?" "Well, it'll be either Portugal or Turkey -- it's a toss-up."it's a toss-up between: · I don't know who'll get the job. I guess it's a toss-up between Carl and Steve. ► it’s a toss-up- "Have you decided where to go on holiday?'' "Well, it'll be either Portugal or Turkey -- it's a toss-up.''
- I don't know who'll get the job. I guess it's a toss-up between Carl and Steve.
1it’s a toss-up spoken used when you do not know which of two things will happen, or which of two things to choose:  I don’t know who’ll get the job – it’s a toss-up between Carl and Steve.2[countable usually singular] British English an act of tossing a coin in order to decide something |