toss back

verb

tossed back; tossing back; tosses back

informal

: to drink (something) quickly

He tossed back a shot of whiskey.

Examples of toss back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fish that once would’ve been tossed back in the sea had come to be seen as trophies. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Just imagine starting the day in a picturesque setting surrounded by hillside vistas, then, by sunset, tossing back a glass of something vintage and exceptionally rare with dinner (maybe made from grapes harvested on the property). — Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026

The espresso has arrived and been tossed back, and the restaurant has emptied, much as at the end of My Dinner With André. — Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026

Plenty of circumstances could make a flight feel like an opportune time to toss back a drink. — Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for toss back

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback