argue the toss
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly derived from the toss of a coin to decide something, such as before a cricket or football match.
Verb
[edit]argue the toss (third-person singular simple present argues the toss, present participle arguing the toss, simple past and past participle argued the toss)
- (especially UK) To dispute a decision already made, when inappropriate to do so.
References
[edit]- “argue the toss”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.