Please don't fiddle with the stereo controls.
•Leave your brother alone. Don't fiddle with him. He's cranky.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
screw around with someone or something — in. to toy with, fiddle with or play around with someone or something. □ Andy screwed around with his clock until he broke it. □ Look, chum! Don’t screw around with me! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
fiddle with — verb manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner He twiddled his thumbs while waiting for the interview • Syn: ↑twiddle • Derivationally related forms: ↑twiddler (for: ↑twiddle) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fuck around with someone — 1. AND fuck someone around tv. & in. to harass or ntimidate someone; to give someone a hard time. (Taboo. Usually objectionable.) □ Don’t fuck around with me all the time! Give me a break. □ You fuck me around too much. I’m quitting! 2. in. to… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
play second fiddle to someone — play second fiddle (to (someone/something)) to be in a less important position than someone or something else. Radio has been playing second fiddle to television for decades now. Usage notes: sometimes used without play Etymology: based on the… … New idioms dictionary
fiddle — [[t]fɪ̱d(ə)l[/t]] fiddles, fiddling, fiddled 1) VERB If you fiddle with an object, you keep moving it or touching it with your fingers. [V with n] Harriet fiddled with a pen on the desk. 2) VERB If you fiddle with something, you change it in… … English dictionary
fiddle — fid|dle1 [ fıdl ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to touch or move something with many small quick movements of your fingers because you are bored, nervous, or concentrating on something else: fiddle with: She fiddled with her napkin, avoiding his eyes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fiddle — I UK [ˈfɪd(ə)l] / US verb Word forms fiddle : present tense I/you/we/they fiddle he/she/it fiddles present participle fiddling past tense fiddled past participle fiddled * 1) a) [intransitive] to touch or move something with many small quick… … English dictionary
fiddle — [c]/ˈfɪdl / (say fidl) verb (fiddled, fiddling) –verb (i) 1. to make aimless movements, as with the hands. 2. to play on the fiddle. 3. to trifle. 4. Colloquial to profit or gain by surreptitious crookedness. –verb (t) 5. to play (a tune) on a… …
fiddle around — (in BRIT, also use fiddle about) 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fiddle around or fiddle about with a machine, you do things to it to try and make it work. [V P with n] Two of them got out to fiddle around with the engine. [Also V P] Syn: tinker 2)… … English dictionary
play second fiddle to something — play second fiddle (to (someone/something)) to be in a less important position than someone or something else. Radio has been playing second fiddle to television for decades now. Usage notes: sometimes used without play Etymology: based on the… … New idioms dictionary
play second fiddle to — play second fiddle (to (someone/something)) to be in a less important position than someone or something else. Radio has been playing second fiddle to television for decades now. Usage notes: sometimes used without play Etymology: based on the… … New idioms dictionary
