B1idiomdecisionsIELTS-friendly
toss a coin
USUK
to decide something by chance, by throwing a coin and seeing which side lands up
American English often says 'flip a coin'. 'Heads or tails?' is what you ask before it lands.
In context
We couldn't choose between Da Lat and Sa Pa, so we tossed a coin.
Both job offers are so good that I might just toss a coin.
More idioms about decisions
- a Catch-22a situation you can't escape because each solution depends on the other
- a change of hearta change in your opinion or plan, usually towards a kinder or different view
- a double-edged swordsomething that has both good and bad effects
- a fait accomplisomething already decided or done that others must now accept
- a foregone conclusiona result that is certain before it happens