Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go for a toss

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: go -for a -toss
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be worthless; to amount to nothing.

Informal

Example Sentences

"He was devastated, all his dignity and pride had all gone for a toss."
"“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."
"But his respect went for a toss when he thought that Wamika might be using a platform like environment to cover up her misconduct."
"If you proclaim your ignorance in a simple matter like this your reputation will go for a toss."
"Due to excessive drinking his personal and professional life goes for a toss."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

goes for a toss (present, singular) going for a toss (participle, present) went for a toss (past) gone for a toss (participle, past)

Synonyms

go for a burton

Questions

What does go for a toss mean?: To be worthless; to amount to nothing.

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