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

And you don't know that and are you really willing to flip the coin?

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2023

After all, one could even flip the coin before sending Sleeping Beauty to sleep.

From Scientific American • May 4, 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

flip the coin

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