flip /flɪp/► SEE ALLflip your lidflip/give/shoot sb the birdtoss a cointoss for sth ●flip your ˈlid (NAmE alsoflip your ˈwig) (informal) 1.become very angry发火；暴怒◆When he saw the damage to his car, he flipped his lid. 他看到自己的车给弄坏了，气得火冒三丈。2.go mad; become mentally ill发疯；精神错乱◆After the divorce, she just flipped her lid. She was in hospital for months. 离婚以后她就疯了，在医院住了好几个月。●flip/give/shoot sb the ˈbird (NAmE, slang) make a rude sign at sb with your middle finger冲某人竖起中指（以示侮辱）●toss a ˈcoin●ˈtoss for sth (especially BrE) ( flip a ˈcoin, ˈflip for sthusually both NAmE) throw a coin in the air in order to decide sth掷硬币决定某事◆Right, who’s going to wash the dishes tonight? Shall we toss a coin?好吧，今天晚上谁洗碗？我们来掷硬币决定怎么样？NOTE Before the coin is thrown, one person chooses either ‘heads’ (= the side of the coin marked with a head) or ‘tails’ (= the other side). If the side chosen lands upwards this person wins the toss and the other person loses.掷硬币之前，双方说好谁要正面谁要反面，谁要的那一面朝上，谁就算赢。