"argue the toss" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: argues the toss [present, singular, third-person], arguing the toss [participle, present], argued the toss [participle, past], argued the toss [past]
Etymology: Possibly derived from the toss of a coin to decide something, such as before a cricket or football match. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} argue the toss (third-person singular simple present argues the toss, present participle arguing the toss, simple past and past participle argued the toss)
  1. (especially UK) To dispute a decision already made, when inappropriate to do so. Tags: UK, especially
    Sense id: en-argue_the_toss-en-verb-pzz7xXd8 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "argued the toss",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "argued the toss",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dispute a decision already made, when inappropriate to do so."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(especially UK) To dispute a decision already made, when inappropriate to do so."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "especially"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "argue the toss"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "argues the toss",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arguing the toss",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "argued the toss",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "argued the toss",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "argue the toss (third-person singular simple present argues the toss, present participle arguing the toss, simple past and past participle argued the toss)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dispute a decision already made, when inappropriate to do so."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(especially UK) To dispute a decision already made, when inappropriate to do so."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "especially"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "argue the toss"
}

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