An idiom meaning to stubbornly quibble over something inconsequential, irrelevant, minor or off-topic. A cavilling dispute.
Another way of saying "to argue for the sake of it".
Another way of saying "to argue for the sake of it".
Unfortunately the meeting didn't go well. Eric starting getting pedantic, and decided to argue the toss over a trivial detail of the plan.
by Roger Mellie 84 September 4, 2009
"I swear, Bob, if you badmouth my girlie one more time we're gonna argue the toss in front of your whole family!"
by Alex Quantashassle April 11, 2005