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.

Examples of toss/flip a coin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Along with admiring the fountain's grandeur, many who visit the fountain to toss a coin into the water with their right hand over their left shoulder. — Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026

These opposing situations will eventually resolve, of course, but in the meantime all most of us can do is flip a coin and hope for the best. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025

Honestly, the parties should instead just flip a coin and live with the result. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025

From 1966 to 1984, the NBA used a variant of that approach by having the team with the worst record in each conference flip a coin. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 May 2025

To ensure a return to the Eternal City, the legend goes, stand with your back to the water and toss a coin with your right hand over your left shoulder. — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025