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going for a toss

going for a toss is the present participle and gerund of go for a toss.

Meaning of go for a toss

Verb

go for a toss (third-person singular simple present goes for a toss, present participle going for a toss, simple past went for a toss, past participle gone for a toss)

  1. (informal) To be worthless; to amount to nothing.
    • He was devastated, all his dignity and pride had all gone for a toss.2017, Lalithambika Antharjanam, On the Far Side of Memory
    Synonyms:
    go for a burton

Questions about going for a toss

What is going for a toss the present participle and gerund of?
Going for a toss is the present participle and gerund of go for a toss.

Words near going for a toss in the dictionary

  1. going fetal
  2. going five-hole
  3. going for
  4. going for a Burton
  5. going for a song
  6. going for a toss
  7. going for broke
  8. going for gold
  9. going for it
  10. going for nothing
  11. going for the gloves

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