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argue the toss

UK informal disapproving

Definition

to disagree with a decision or statement: It doesn't matter what you say, he'll always argue the toss!Arguing and disagreeing
(Definition of argue the toss from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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