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toss up

verb

  1. to spin (a coin) in the air in order to decide between alternatives by guessing which side will fall uppermost
  2. tr to prepare (food) quickly
ā€œCollins English Dictionary ā€” Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an instance of tossing up a coin
  2. informal.
    an even chance or risk; gamble
ā€œCollins English Dictionary ā€” Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Kondik said his advice until all the votes are counted is for people to ā€œtreat the race as though itā€™s a toss upā€ ā€” because thatā€™s really the only thing polling has been showing.

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The Cook Political Report has labeled the race a "toss up."

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"I raced last summer with a really unhappy elbow and it was that toss up between 'do I do it now and hope that I'll be back in form for the Games?' or 'do we risk it and risk not being here at all?'"

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ā€œWeā€™re leading Georgia by a lot,ā€ he said the same day that the non-partisan Cook Political Report shifted its ratings for Georgia, Arizona and Nevada from ā€œLean Republicanā€ to ā€œToss Up.ā€

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Arizona, Georgia and Nevada have moved from ā€œtoss upā€ states to ā€œlean Republicanā€ following Bidenā€™s disastrous CNN debate, according to the Cook Political Report.

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