toss about — phrasal verb toss around or toss about [transitive] Word forms toss around : present tense I/you/we/they toss around he/she/it tosses around present participle tossing around past tense tossed around past participle tossed around British to… … English dictionary
toss about — ˌtoss a ˈround ˌtoss a ˈbout british [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they toss around he/she/it tosses around present participle … Useful english dictionary
not give a toss (about somebody) — not give a ˈtoss (about sb/sth) idiom (BrE, slang) to not care at all about sb/sth • Nobody gives a toss what you think! Main entry: ↑tossidiom … Useful english dictionary
not give a toss (about something) — not give a ˈtoss (about sb/sth) idiom (BrE, slang) to not care at all about sb/sth • Nobody gives a toss what you think! Main entry: ↑tossidiom … Useful english dictionary
toss about in one's bed — change positions in bed frequently, flip over in bed … English contemporary dictionary
toss — [[t]tɒ̱s, AM tɔ͟ːs[/t]] tosses, tossing, tossed 1) VERB If you toss something somewhere, you throw it there lightly, often in a rather careless way. [V n prep/adv] He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire... [V n prep/adv] He… … English dictionary
toss — [c]/tɒs / (say tos) verb (tossed or, Poetic, tost, tossing) –verb (t) 1. to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastepaper basket. 2. to throw or send (a ball, etc.) from one to… …
toss around — phrasal verb toss around or toss about [transitive] Word forms toss around : present tense I/you/we/they toss around he/she/it tosses around present participle tossing around past tense tossed around past participle tossed around British to… … English dictionary
toss — [tôs, täs] vt. [prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. tossa, to spread, strew; akin to MLowG tōsen, to tear, ME ( to) tusen, to pull to pieces < IE base * dā( i) , to part, tear > TEASE] 1. to throw or pitch about; fling here and there; buffet … English World dictionary
toss around (something) — 1. to consider or think about something. Some of us have been tossing around suggestions for improving the show. The morning newspapers print the news, and then commentators toss it around on the evening TV news shows. 2. to use words without… … New idioms dictionary
toss and turn — Be wakeful, restless and fidgety in bed • • • Main Entry: ↑toss * * * toss and turn phrase to be unable to sleep, or to sleep badly, especially because something is worrying you I was tossing and turning all night. Thesaurus: being awake and not… … Useful english dictionary
