toss something around

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• toss around (something) — 1. to consider or think about something. Some of us have been tossing around suggestions for improving the show. The morning newspapers print the news, and then commentators toss it around on the evening TV news shows. 2. to use words without… …   New idioms dictionary

• toss — 1 verb 1 THROW (T) to throw something, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your hand: toss sth into/down/out of etc: Toss that book over here, will you? | toss sth to sb: “Catch!” said Sandra, tossing her bag to him. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• toss — toss1 [tɔs US to:s] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [T] to throw something, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your hand toss sth into/onto etc sth ▪ She crumpled the letter and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• toss — [[t]tɒ̱s, AM tɔ͟ːs[/t]] tosses, tossing, tossed 1) VERB If you toss something somewhere, you throw it there lightly, often in a rather careless way. [V n prep/adv] He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire... [V n prep/adv] He… …   English dictionary

• toss around — ˌtoss a ˈround ˌtoss a ˈbout british [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they toss around he/she/it tosses around present participle tossing around …   Useful english dictionary

• toss about — ˌtoss a ˈround ˌtoss a ˈbout british [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they toss around he/she/it tosses around present participle …   Useful english dictionary

• toss — I UK [tɒs] / US [tɔs] verb Word forms toss : present tense I/you/we/they toss he/she/it tosses present participle tossing past tense tossed past participle tossed ** 1) a) [transitive] to throw something somewhere gently or in a slightly careless …   English dictionary

• toss around — phrasal verb toss around or toss about [transitive] Word forms toss around : present tense I/you/we/they toss around he/she/it tosses around present participle tossing around past tense tossed around past participle tossed around British to… …   English dictionary

• toss about — phrasal verb toss around or toss about [transitive] Word forms toss around : present tense I/you/we/they toss around he/she/it tosses around present participle tossing around past tense tossed around past participle tossed around British to… …   English dictionary

• Pitch and toss — Pitch Pitch, n. 1. A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand; as, a good pitch in quoits. [1913 Webster] {Pitch and toss}, a game played by tossing up a coin, and calling Heads or tails; hence: {To play pitch and toss with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To play pitch and toss with anything — Pitch Pitch, n. 1. A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand; as, a good pitch in quoits. [1913 Webster] {Pitch and toss}, a game played by tossing up a coin, and calling Heads or tails; hence: {To play pitch and toss with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English