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sending for a toss

sending for a toss is the present participle and gerund of send for a toss.

Meaning of send for a toss

Verb

send for a toss (third-person singular simple present sends for a toss, present participle sending for a toss, simple past and past participle sent for a toss)

  1. (idiomatic) To use or invest on the off chance.
    • He is going to Rennes and was sent for a toss, bred down from Kirkpatrick stock.1986, British Homing World - Volume 59, page 10

Questions about sending for a toss

What is sending for a toss the present participle and gerund of?
Sending for a toss is the present participle and gerund of send for a toss.

Words near sending for a toss in the dictionary

  1. sending back
  2. sending below
  3. sending down
  4. sending down for
  5. sending for
  6. sending for a toss
  7. sending forth
  8. sending in
  9. sending it
  10. sending it up the flagpole and seeing who salutes
  11. sending off

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