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pitch and toss

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A game played by tossing a coin and calling heads or tails.
    uncountable
  2. A game in which coins are thrown at a mark, the person who throws nearest having the right of tossing all the coins, and keeping those which come down head uppermost.
    uncountable
  3. Careless treatment of something, or trusting to luck about it.
    figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

Françaispile ou face
Italianotesta o croce
4 more languages

Examples

“to play⟳ pitch and toss with the property of the country”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

pitch apple pitch bible pitch class pitch coal pitch count pitch darkness

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