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sends for a toss

sends for a toss is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 sends for a toss

What is sends for a toss the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sends for a toss is the third-person singular simple present indicative of send for a toss.

Words near sends for a toss in the dictionary

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

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