The term 'THEY COULD GO EITHER WAY' can be broken down into three crossword solutions: TOSSUPS (7 letters), IFS (3 letters), and BORDERLINECASES (15 letters). TOSSUPS stands for 'things of small significance or importance', IFS stands for 'conditional statements', and BORDERLINECASES stands for 'situations that are difficult to classify'. This phrase is often used to describe situations that are uncertain or ambiguous, and can be interpreted in multiple ways.