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go for a toss en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (informal) To be worthless; to amount to nothing.
    • He was devastated, all his dignity and pride had all gone for a toss. 2017, Lalithambika Antharjanam, On the Far Side of Memory:
    • “What? the two of you couldn't even get a week long campaign run properly. No communication of any sort has goneout and the campaign ends tomorrow. What else could we have asked for? You guys are good for nothing. No need for you two to do the Diwali campaign. We'll handle it ourselves,” said Deepshikha, furious that the campaign implementation had gone for a toss. 2021, Siddhant Sancheti, A Journey of Truth, page 95:
    • If you proclaim your ignorance in a simple matter like this your reputation will go for a toss. 2021, Varalotti Rengasamy, Ponniyin Selvan - The Crown:
    • But his respect went for a toss when he thought that Wamika might be using a platform like environment to cover up her misconduct. 2021, Vivek, Against the Flow:
    • Due to excessive drinking his personal and professional life goes for a toss. 2022, Vinod K. Shanwal, B.S. Chhikara, Alcoholism: Causes, Symptoms, Effects and Treatment:

Forms

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went for a toss Tense=Past lexicographic
goes for a toss Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
going for a toss Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gone for a toss Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

go for a burton