toss back
phrasal verb
tossed back; tossing back; tosses back
informal
: to drink (something) quickly
He tossed back a shot of whiskey.
Examples of toss back in a Sentence
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Emiliano was like a patient older brother, baiting a kid-sized reel for the stocked pond and showing our junior angler how to reel in (and toss back) his slippery catch.
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Carley Thornell, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
His friend Aner Shapiro, 22, was able to toss back seven grenades before the eighth killed him.
—Erin McLaughlin, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Wandering to Poland in the dark forest, they are rounded up and literally tossed back and forth between the borders.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
Avoid rushing back to work Nothing can squash your vacation high quite like getting tossed back into an overflowing email inbox.
—Becca Stanek, theweek, 17 June 2024
Sticks of dynamite are tossed back and forth, Jerry uses a brassiere as a parachute, and the score offers an enjoyable mix of patriotic anthems.
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—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
For Fein, who directs the prologue in addition to working on the primary stage show, the hour and change spent at the Kit Kat Club isn’t just about tossing back a few cocktails.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Feliciano basically states that Carter wanted to talk trash, but couldn't take it when the same energy was tossed back at him.
—Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Herring is a version in miniature of his stage persona, head tossed back, that otherworldly voice slipping out.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
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Carley Thornell, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
His friend Aner Shapiro, 22, was able to toss back seven grenades before the eighth killed him.
—Erin McLaughlin, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Wandering to Poland in the dark forest, they are rounded up and literally tossed back and forth between the borders.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2024
Avoid rushing back to work Nothing can squash your vacation high quite like getting tossed back into an overflowing email inbox.
—Becca Stanek, theweek, 17 June 2024
Sticks of dynamite are tossed back and forth, Jerry uses a brassiere as a parachute, and the score offers an enjoyable mix of patriotic anthems.
68.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
For Fein, who directs the prologue in addition to working on the primary stage show, the hour and change spent at the Kit Kat Club isn’t just about tossing back a few cocktails.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Feliciano basically states that Carter wanted to talk trash, but couldn't take it when the same energy was tossed back at him.
—Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Herring is a version in miniature of his stage persona, head tossed back, that otherworldly voice slipping out.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Toss back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toss%20back. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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