toss+up+and+down
11toss — toss1 [tɔs US to:s] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [T] to throw something, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your hand toss sth into/onto etc sth ▪ She crumpled the letter and… …
12toss off — verb 1. drink down entirely He downed three martinis before dinner She killed a bottle of brandy that night They popped a few beer after work • Syn: ↑pop, ↑bolt down, ↑belt down, ↑pour down, ↑ …
13toss — Synonyms and related words: agitate, agonize, be poised, billow, blind bargain, blunder, bob, bobble, bowl, break, bung, call, careen, career, cast, cast at, cast lots, catapult, chance at odds, change of pace, change up, chuck, chuck at, chunk,… …
14toss — 01. Paco was [tossing] the ball in the air for his dog to catch in its mouth. 02. The frustrated student crumpled his test paper into a ball, and [tossed] it into the waste basket. 03. The small plane was being [tossed] about in the sky by strong …
15toss off — Synonyms and related words: ad lib, bat out, bib, booze, botch, bungle, cook up, dash off, do anyhow, do by halves, do carelessly, do offhand, drain the cup, dram, drink, drink bottoms up, drink deep, drink hard, drink in, drink off, drink to,… …
16down — I adv 1. at the lowest point, at a low rate or degree, to a low point, below par, minimally, at a low ebb; at ground level, to the ground, underground, below the horizon; underfoot, on the ground or floor, underneath, under, beneath, below,… …
17toss down — to drink (an intoxicant) Not hay off a stack but down the throat from the movement of the glass: We need to talk, he said, and toss down a few before you go. (Shirer, 1984) …
18Down the wind — Wind Wind (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd; 277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG. wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L. ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. ah ths a blast, gale, ah^nai to… …
19toss-pot — n 1. a drunkard or habitual heavy drinker. This term of disapproval or affectionate abuse has been a British colloquialism for hundreds of years. The pot in ques tion is a jar of ale, which is tossed down the throat. 2. a foolish, weak,… …
20toss down — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I (or off) verb Informal. To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid): drink, imbibe, pull on, quaff, sip, sup. Informal: swig. Slang: belt. Idiom: wet one s whistle. See MOUTH. II or off verb See toss …
