toss-up

Related to toss-up: try out, fall off, call on, outlined, in favor, overhyped, scrutinised

a toss-up

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 really a toss-up in my mind.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

toss-up

n. a matter of chance. (As predictable as the outcome of the toss of a coin.) Nobody knew what to do. It was a toss-up.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
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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