a coin flip

1. Literally, the act of throwing a coin into the air, with the outcome of something dependent on which side of the coin lands face-up. We figured the fairest way was to do a coin flip to see who should keep Dad's old stamp collection.

2. By extension, a situation in which two outcomes, usually opposites, are equally likely and will be decided by chance. At this point, it's really just a coin flip whether we'll be able to recoup our costs from this project or not.

See also: coin, flip

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

a coin toss
toss a coin
flip a coin
heads or tails
Heads or tails?
on a/the toss of a/the coin
pass current
shekel
shekels
phrase

References in periodicals archive

After consulting with attorneys, Executive Director Suzanne Fahnestock said the county's election division will break the tie with a coin flip at 9 a.m.

Coin flip to break tie in Bensenville school board race

"This isn't a police procedure, to bring a coin flip - whether it's an app or an actual coin toss - that's not part of that decision making to decide to take someone's freedom," he said, NBC News (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/georgia-officers-terminated-after-caught-camera-using-coin-toss-app-n895066) reported.

Officers Fired For Flipping Coin To Decide Arrest

In Oriental Mindoro province, a coin flip broke a tie for SK chair at Barangay Camilmil.

Tie breaker: Coin toss decides fate of some candidates

IT looks like a coin flip at Wembley - so let's use our heads and punt Watford.

BEST BETS; IN ASSOCIATION WITH

Hugh-Jones uses the well-known coin flip experiment, where subjects report the result of a coin flip and are offered money for reporting "heads," and a new experimental paradigm: an online quiz in which subjects were able to cheat in a way that the researchers could detect.

Honesty and interpersonal trust in the Turkish nation

"People felt more strongly that they should give the money when a reward depended on the judgment of the other person rather than a coin flip," Dunning said.

Sense of obligation leads to trusting strangers

The runners have been given the option of a runoff or a coin flip and if they disagree, a runoff will be held.

Final day arrives without resolution

Or take my SnG run of late, loss on a coin flip followed by loss on a coin flip, followed by - actually I haven't got the words to waste any more.

Stat's the way the cookie crumbles

EGC evaluates these courses of action according to the deliberative process used (e.g., a coin flip) and its fit with the action done subsequently.

Saving people and flipping coins

What could be done to make educators more likely to consider serving as the control group for a year or more, based on a coin flip?

Flipping the research coin. (Research Corner: EDUCATION DATA AND RESEARCH ANALYSIS FROM EDVANTIA

There, my standard illustration is a coin flip-quantum events, I often say are random like the result of a coin flip, unpredictable in advance.

Flipping a Quantum coin. (Science and Religion)

It's a coin flip. But it looks like the Mariners in seven.

STATESIDE: BASEBALL: OLD YORK YANKEES; Ageing heroes will meet their match against the Mariners

And even though there was no record of past discrimination in Piscataway's public schools, the board said race was a factor in keeping the black teacher rather than deciding by, say, a coin flip. The Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit cried foul, ruling that Taxman's firing violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which states that race can only be used to remedy past discrimination.

Clinton's half-court press

Or a coin flip. Sometime before the end of the Olympic Trials.

Sprint tie knots into USATF goof

The playoff picture is cloudy in most local leagues, and some champions and playoff teams might not be determined until the results of a coin flip are announced following tonight's games.

Playoff scenarios: Three yards and a cloud of coin flips

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释义	a coin flip a coin flip 1. Literally, the act of throwing a coin into the air, with the outcome of something dependent on which side of the coin lands face-up. We figured the fairest way was to do a coin flip to see who should keep Dad's old stamp collection. 2. By extension, a situation in which two outcomes, usually opposites, are equally likely and will be decided by chance. At this point, it's really just a coin flip whether we'll be able to recoup our costs from this project or not. See also: coin, flip Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a coin toss toss a coin flip a coin heads or tails Heads or tails? on a/the toss of a/the coin pass current shekel shekels phrase References in periodicals archive After consulting with attorneys, Executive Director Suzanne Fahnestock said the county's election division will break the tie with a coin flip at 9 a.m. Coin flip to break tie in Bensenville school board race "This isn't a police procedure, to bring a coin flip - whether it's an app or an actual coin toss - that's not part of that decision making to decide to take someone's freedom," he said, NBC News (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/georgia-officers-terminated-after-caught-camera-using-coin-toss-app-n895066) reported. Officers Fired For Flipping Coin To Decide Arrest In Oriental Mindoro province, a coin flip broke a tie for SK chair at Barangay Camilmil. Tie breaker: Coin toss decides fate of some candidates IT looks like a coin flip at Wembley - so let's use our heads and punt Watford. BEST BETS; IN ASSOCIATION WITH Hugh-Jones uses the well-known coin flip experiment, where subjects report the result of a coin flip and are offered money for reporting "heads," and a new experimental paradigm: an online quiz in which subjects were able to cheat in a way that the researchers could detect. Honesty and interpersonal trust in the Turkish nation "People felt more strongly that they should give the money when a reward depended on the judgment of the other person rather than a coin flip," Dunning said. Sense of obligation leads to trusting strangers The runners have been given the option of a runoff or a coin flip and if they disagree, a runoff will be held. Final day arrives without resolution Or take my SnG run of late, loss on a coin flip followed by loss on a coin flip, followed by - actually I haven't got the words to waste any more. Stat's the way the cookie crumbles EGC evaluates these courses of action according to the deliberative process used (e.g., a coin flip) and its fit with the action done subsequently. Saving people and flipping coins What could be done to make educators more likely to consider serving as the control group for a year or more, based on a coin flip? Flipping the research coin. (Research Corner: EDUCATION DATA AND RESEARCH ANALYSIS FROM EDVANTIA There, my standard illustration is a coin flip-quantum events, I often say are random like the result of a coin flip, unpredictable in advance. Flipping a Quantum coin. (Science and Religion) It's a coin flip. But it looks like the Mariners in seven. STATESIDE: BASEBALL: OLD YORK YANKEES; Ageing heroes will meet their match against the Mariners And even though there was no record of past discrimination in Piscataway's public schools, the board said race was a factor in keeping the black teacher rather than deciding by, say, a coin flip. The Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit cried foul, ruling that Taxman's firing violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which states that race can only be used to remedy past discrimination. Clinton's half-court press Or a coin flip. Sometime before the end of the Olympic Trials. Sprint tie knots into USATF goof The playoff picture is cloudy in most local leagues, and some champions and playoff teams might not be determined until the results of a coin flip are announced following tonight's games. Playoff scenarios: Three yards and a cloud of coin flips
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