toss sth about/around
informal — phrasal verb with toss /tɒs/
/tɑːs/ verb Definition
› If you toss ideas, suggestions, or phrases about, you mention them and discuss them with other people.Debate and discussion
(Definition of toss sth about/around from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arbitrator noun
- arena noun (ACTIVITY)
- beard verb
- controversialist noun
- discursive adjective
- discuss verb
- fly about/around phrasal verb
- get down to business idiom
- give and take noun
- horse-trading noun
- liaise verb
- negotiate verb (DISCUSS)
- proposer noun
- reason with sb phrasal verb
- reasoning noun
- special pleading noun
- take sth up phrasal verb (DISCUSS)
- thrash sth out phrasal verb
- weigh in phrasal verb (DISCUSSION)
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