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on the toss of a coin

on the toss of a coin prepositional phrase: left to pure chance; based on a flippant metric.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Left to pure chance; based on a flippant metric.

Questions about on the toss of a coin

What does on the toss of a coin mean?
On the toss of a coin means left to pure chance; based on a flippant metric.
What part of speech is on the toss of a coin?
On the toss of a coin is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the toss of a coin in the dictionary

  1. on the tenterhooks
  2. on the tenters
  3. on the tiles
  4. on the tip of one's tongue
  5. on the tools
  6. on the toss of a coin
  7. on the town
  8. on the trot
  9. on the turf
  10. on the turn
  11. on the turps

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