Heads or tails?
Heads or tails?
Which side of the coin do you want to represent your side when it lands? Said when throwing a coin into the air, with the outcome of something dependent on which side of the coin lands face-up. OK, whoever wins this coin toss has to go out and get the groceries. Heads or tails?
See also: Head
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
heads or tails
the face of a coin or the other side of a coin. (Often used in an act of coin tossing, where one circumstance is valid if the front of a coin appears and another circumstance is valid if the other side appears.) Jim looked at Jane as he flipped the coin into the air. "Heads or tails?" he asked. It doesn't matter whether the result of the toss is heads or tails. I won't like the outcome in any case.
See also: head, tail
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
heads or tails
An expression used when tossing a coin to decide between two alternatives, as in Let's just flip a coin to decide who pays-do you want heads or tails? Each person involved chooses a different side of the coin, either "heads" or "tails," and whichever side lands facing up is considered the winner. This usage, dating from the late 1600s, is sometimes turned into Heads I win, tails you lose, meaning "I win no matter what," which probably originated in an attempt to deceive someone. [Mid-1800s]
See also: head, tail
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
heads or ˈtails?
(spoken) used to ask somebody which side of a coin they think will be facing upwards after it has been thrown in the air in order to decide something by chance: ‘Let’s toss for it. Heads or tails?’ ‘Heads.’ ‘Heads it is. You win.’See also: head
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- heads or tails
- a coin flip
- a coin toss
- toss a coin
- flip a coin
- come down on the side of (someone or something)
- come down/out on the side of somebody/something
- pass current
- bob and weave
- come out on the side of (someone or something)