2015年11月8日 · Toss has a more casual, lighter, connotation than throw which is a more powerful and deliberate action. One tosses a towel to one's club mate in the dressing room, …

2017年9月12日 · @industry7 Interesting. I didn't know that was known in American English. Yeah it's not inappropriate really though it is considered vulgar technically. It's more appropriate …

In the British use of "don't give a toss," "toss" is a euphemism for masturbation, which indirectly infers the F-bomb. Americans don't draw a connection between "toss" or "tossing" and …

However "Toss out" is a bit wordy for casual conversation. You can simply say "toss". In that context others should understand you intend to dispose of the item. The word "pitch" tends to …

2015年11月18日 · The toss in cricket is actually used to refer to an element of unpredictability, the idea of somethning out of your control: The toss is a tribute to the element of luck that is at the …

2017年2月13日 · "To toss" as a slang meaning "to f*ck" is not true in American English (the Epic Rap Battles creator is an American). American readers might recognize the phrase with that …

2011年7月17日 · I came across the phrase ‘toss a bone’ in the headline of the New York Times article (July 15) in its Business section that reads “As a Watchdog Starves, Wall Street Is …

2018年2月9日 · The two are related but by no means synonymous. "Toss and turn" is a fairly literal description of the activity -- moving about restlessly. You may "toss and turn" during your …

As far as the coin toss goes, it is far from recent. Cross and pile was played in England for many centuries. The cross was the major design element on one side of many coins, and the pile …

2021年4月13日 · Even though my “cooking” knowledge was slim to none when we met, she never explained to me that you’re supposed to “toss the ingredients into the air,” and I was just …