it's a toss-up

it's a toss-up

It is a situation in which the outcome cannot be predicted or a decision between two things is very close. I don't know which team will win. Both have done so well this season that it's a real toss-up. Should I take the entry level position, or go back to school? It's a toss-up in my mind.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

It's a toss-up.

Inf. It's hard to tell the winner, and it could be won by either player or either team. The game's almost over, and it's a toss-up.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • be careful what you wish for(, it might (just) come true)
  • it ain't over till/until it's over
  • it's not over till it's over
  • reckon upon (someone or something)
  • it's not over till/until the fat lady sings
  • it ain't over till/until the fat lady sings
  • it ain't/it's not over till the fat lady sings
  • it isn't over till the fat lady sings
  • it isn't over till/until the fat lady sings
  • it isn't over until the fat lady sings
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