toss/flip a coin

phrase

: to decide something by throwing a coin up in the air and seeing which side is shown after it lands
Let's toss a coin. Heads, we don't go; tails, we do.

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“Toss/flip a coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toss%2Fflip%20a%20coin. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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