toss back
verb
tossed back; tossing back; tosses back
informal
: to drink (something) quickly
He tossed back a shot of whiskey.
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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).
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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
Running back Brooks Biggers tossed to Boyd, who tossed back to Renda, who fired to the end zone.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
Bloom smiled into the camera while Daisy wore a pink shirt with white flowers and had her head tossed back.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
People ate off paper plates, added hot sauce from squeeze bottles and bopped their heads under purple lights, pausing now and then to toss back an oyster.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Moss, as Koerner remembered, tossed back a saying his Iowa teammates would come to know all too well.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
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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
Running back Brooks Biggers tossed to Boyd, who tossed back to Renda, who fired to the end zone.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
Bloom smiled into the camera while Daisy wore a pink shirt with white flowers and had her head tossed back.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
People ate off paper plates, added hot sauce from squeeze bottles and bopped their heads under purple lights, pausing now and then to toss back an oyster.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Moss, as Koerner remembered, tossed back a saying his Iowa teammates would come to know all too well.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Toss back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toss%20back. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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