toss/flip a coin
idiom
: 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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The Chargers and Indians will decide on Wednesday morning whether to play a seeding game or flip a coin for the third and fourth spots.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2024
The retailer offers two gorgeous colorways, Blue Blush and Nickel Copper, so take your pick (or flip a coin).
—Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Nov. 2023
Oscar prognosticators advised us to flip a coin to guess the winner.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2022
Referees seem to flip a coin to determine the outcome between offensive fouls and blocking charges, and flopping players are too incentivized to stand like matchsticks in front of driving opponents.
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 30 May 2022
But it is said that whenever a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air… Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 30 Mar. 2022
Instead move to a place where you‘re all alone and flip a coin.
—Dennis Shasha, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2022
The options are, and both candidates have to agree on the terms, redo the election in 10 days or flip a coin.
—Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 24 June 2020
Furthermore, despite hours of explanation and practice, half the class seems to do no better than toss a coin to make the call on positive or negative slopes.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2012
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2024
The retailer offers two gorgeous colorways, Blue Blush and Nickel Copper, so take your pick (or flip a coin).
—Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Nov. 2023
Oscar prognosticators advised us to flip a coin to guess the winner.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2022
Referees seem to flip a coin to determine the outcome between offensive fouls and blocking charges, and flopping players are too incentivized to stand like matchsticks in front of driving opponents.
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 30 May 2022
But it is said that whenever a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin in the air… Olivia Cooke as Alicent Hightower, the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and the most comely woman in the Seven Kingdoms.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 30 Mar. 2022
Instead move to a place where you‘re all alone and flip a coin.
—Dennis Shasha, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2022
The options are, and both candidates have to agree on the terms, redo the election in 10 days or flip a coin.
—Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 24 June 2020
Furthermore, despite hours of explanation and practice, half the class seems to do no better than toss a coin to make the call on positive or negative slopes.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2012
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