go either way
idiom
—used to say that either of two possible results is likely to occur and that neither is more likely than the other
I don't know who's going to win. The game could go either way.
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Bivol 2 Prediction And Pick This fight could go either way.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Still others, like cantaloupe, mangoes, and pears, can go either way.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
At the time of this writing, the game can go either way.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Then again, Stoller also directed Bros, so this could go either way!
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
Wicker Furniture Wicker is another material that can go either way depending on how it's made.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Forecasters and polls suggest the race between Trump and Harris is a toss-up which could go either way.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
So does Vanessa Stratton, whose vote on Tuesday exemplified the transformation of Florida from a swing state that could go either way in a presidential election into one that’s solidly Republican.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
Those are the types of big risks that can go either way, but for a team in this position where the worst case is a rebuild anyway — why not?
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Still others, like cantaloupe, mangoes, and pears, can go either way.
—Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2025
At the time of this writing, the game can go either way.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Then again, Stoller also directed Bros, so this could go either way!
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024
Wicker Furniture Wicker is another material that can go either way depending on how it's made.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Forecasters and polls suggest the race between Trump and Harris is a toss-up which could go either way.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
So does Vanessa Stratton, whose vote on Tuesday exemplified the transformation of Florida from a swing state that could go either way in a presidential election into one that’s solidly Republican.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
Those are the types of big risks that can go either way, but for a team in this position where the worst case is a rebuild anyway — why not?
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Go either way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20either%20way. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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