I'm tired of your playing fast and loose with me. Leave me alone.
•Bob got fired for playing fast and loose with the company's money.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 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 — 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 — old fashioned to treat someone or something in a careless way He had played fast and loose with her feelings … English dictionary
play — playingly, adv. playless, adj. playlike, adj. /play/, n. 1. a dramatic composition or piece; drama. 2. a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 3. exercise or activity for amusement or recreation. 4. fun or jest, as opposed to seriousness: I said … Universalium
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
play — 1 /pleI/ verb 1 CHILDREN (I, T) when children play, they do things that they enjoy, often together or with toys: The children ran off to play on the beach. | play sth: The boys were playing soldiers. | I don t want to play that game! (+ with):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fast — 1. adjective 1 MOVING QUICKLY a) moving or travelling quickly: Burell is the fastest runner in the world. | The first pitch was fast and hard. b) able to travel or move very quickly: a fast car. | The horse was fast but not a good jumper. 2 IN A… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
