double or quits

British

noun

a game, throw, toss, etc, to decide whether the stake due is to be doubled or cancelled

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The two weren't done, though, settling the friendly competition with a "double or quits" axe-throwing contest.

From Golf Digest

They agree to play a round for money: double or quits for the $10,000 Bond took off Goldfinger in Florida.

From The Guardian

Will Beijing’s double or quits bluff end in tears?

From Forbes

His cousin Jon was in a radio show, Waterlogged Spa, and Bill was offered a part in the programme's double or quits cash quiz.

From The Guardian

It presents him with a classic game of double or quits.

From BBC

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023