toss up

British  

verb

1. to spin (a coin) in the air in order to decide between alternatives by guessing which side will fall uppermost

2. (tr) to prepare (food) quickly

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noun

1. an instance of tossing up a coin

2. informal an even chance or risk; gamble

Example Sentences

A December cut is now a “toss up” said Benson Durham, head of global policy at Piper Sandler.

From MarketWatch

When Hussain went to toss up, this time choosing to bat first, Vaughan was still in the nets making sure he was fit enough to play.

From BBC

"I can't do the parenting. I can't get him to these appointments, and work at the same time… I couldn't get my son seen in the right amount of time and see other people's babies in the right amount time. And it was a toss up - and my son won," she says.

From BBC

Kondik said his advice until all the votes are counted is for people to “treat the race as though it’s a toss up” — because that’s really the only thing polling has been showing.

From Los Angeles Times

"I raced last summer with a really unhappy elbow and it was that toss up between 'do I do it now and hope that I'll be back in form for the Games?' or 'do we risk it and risk not being here at all?'"

From BBC