to throw the dice

see 擲筊|掷筊[zhi4 jiao3]

(folk religion) to divine by casting moon blocks 筊杯[jiao3 bei1], with the positions of the blocks determining the divine answer

to throw the dice

please return (an item sent in the mail)

lit. if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound (idiom); fig. (of one's words) powerful and resonating; to have substance