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flip the coin

VERB
gamble
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bet speculate wager
STRONG
back brave challenge dare defy endanger face game hazard imperil jeopardize lot play plunge put risk set stake venture
WEAK
buck the odds cast lots cut the cards go for broke lay money on make a bet put faith in put trust in shoot the moon shoot the works stick one's neck out take a flyer tempt fortune trust to luck try one's luck
Antonyms
STRONG
ascend discourage displace dissuade hide remove rise save
WEAK
be careful design ensure guard insure plan safeguard

Example Sentences

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“When you flip the coin, it always comes up … on both sides,” Boras said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2023

When Larry O’Brien, the NBA’s commissioner, prepared to flip the coin inside the league’s New York City headquarters, the Bulls and Lakers felt their futures momentarily hovering in midair.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2022

I tell them to flip the coin and whatever it lands on, that’s who wins and the other has to respect that.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2021

We all flip the coin; anyone who flips heads must sit down.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2013

But if you see me flip the coin," replied the wary warden, "you'll know that you're the one pardoned.

From Scientific American • Apr. 15, 2011