toss around

Frequency: 6.55.0 per million words

Can be literal (throw around) or figurative (discuss an idea).

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Examples (10)

  • It's an idea that gets tossed around from time to time.
  • Let's toss some ideas around and see what we can develop.
  • They spent the meeting tossing around various strategies for market entry.
  • He just tossed around the possibility of resigning, surprising everyone.
  • She tossed around restlessly all night with a high fever.
  • His small boat was tossed around like a toy by the giant waves.
  • Don't toss your dirty clothes around the floor; put them in the hamper.
  • The messy roommate would often toss his empty snack wrappers around the apartment.
  • The empty cardboard box was tossed around by the strong winds.
  • Many complex theories were tossed around during the academic conference.