- play fast and loose (with something)
- play fast and ˈloose (with sb/sth) idiom(old-fashioned) to treat sb/sth in a way that shows that you feel no responsibility or respect for them
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
play fast and loose (with something)
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play fast and loose with something — play fast and loose with (something) to treat something without enough care or attention. The film is very entertaining even though it plays fast and loose with the historical facts … New idioms dictionary
play fast and loose with something — play fast and loose with (something/someone) to treat something or someone without enough care. Like many film makers, he plays fast and loose with the facts to tell his own version of the story … New idioms dictionary
play fast and loose with — (something) to treat something without enough care or attention. The film is very entertaining even though it plays fast and loose with the historical facts … New idioms dictionary
play fast and loose with someone — play fast and loose with (something/someone) to treat something or someone without enough care. Like many film makers, he plays fast and loose with the facts to tell his own version of the story … New idioms dictionary
play fast and loose with — (something/someone) to treat something or someone without enough care. Like many film makers, he plays fast and loose with the facts to tell his own version of the story … New idioms dictionary
play fast and loose with — old fashioned phrase to treat someone or something in a careless way He had played fast and loose with her feelings. Thesaurus: to be cruel or unkind to someonesynonym Main entry: play … Useful english dictionary
play fast and loose (with someone or something) — in. to treat someone or something carelessly or unfairly. □ The broker played fast and loose with our money. Now we are nearly broke. □ He was playing fast and loose with his girl, so she left him … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
play fast and loose with — old fashioned to treat someone or something in a careless way He had played fast and loose with her feelings … English dictionary
play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games … Dictionary of contemporary English
play — play1 [ pleı ] verb *** ▸ 1 take part in sport/game ▸ 2 make music/sound ▸ 3 have part in play, etc. ▸ 4 when children have fun ▸ 5 when light moves ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take part in a sport or game: The girls are out… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
