toss something back and forth
- toss something back and forth
toss something back and forth
1. Lit. [for two or more people] to toss something to each other alternately. •
Carol and Kelly tossed the ball back and forth for a few minutes.
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We will toss the ball back and forth until we get tired.
2. Fig. to trade remarks, quips, insults, etc. •
They tossed insulting remarks back and forth.
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Walter and David spent the evening tossing quips back and forth.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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