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sent for a toss

sent for a toss is the simple past and past participle 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 sent for a toss

What is sent for a toss the simple past and past participle of?
Sent for a toss is the simple past and past participle of send for a toss.

Words near sent for a toss in the dictionary

  1. sent back
  2. sent below
  3. sent down
  4. sent down for
  5. sent for
  6. sent for a toss
  7. sent forth
  8. sent in
  9. sent it
  10. sent it up the flagpole and saw who saluted
  11. sent it up the flagpole and seen who saluted

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