- toy with something
- toy with somethingto play with something; to fiddle with something. •
You are just toying with me!
•Please don't toy with the stereo controls.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
toy with something
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toy with (something) — 1. to think about something but not seriously. We re toying with the idea of going to Peru next year. 2. to handle something or move it around without any clear purpose. As he was speaking, he toyed nervously with a button on his jacket … New idioms dictionary
toy with something — … Useful english dictionary
toy with — verb take into consideration, have in view (Freq. 1) He entertained the notion of moving to South America • Syn: ↑entertain, ↑think of, ↑flirt with, ↑think about • Hypernyms: ↑contemplate … Useful english dictionary
toy with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms toy with : present tense I/you/we/they toy with he/she/it toys with present participle toying with past tense toyed with past participle toyed with 1) a) toy with something to keep touching or moving something … English dictionary
diddle with something — in. to play with something; to toy with something. □ Here, don’t diddle with that watch … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
toy with — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you toy with an idea, you consider it casually without making any decisions about it. [V P n] He toyed with the idea of going to China... [V P n] For a time he had toyed with the notion of becoming a doctor. 2) PHRASAL VERB If… … English dictionary
toy with the idea — If you consider something without giving it serious thought, you toy with the idea. Sally has often toyed with the idea of moving abroad, but she s still here! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
toy with — verb a) handling something in a careless or frivolous manner (toying with someones feelings) b) play, especially with or as with a toy … Wiktionary
ˈtoy with sth — phrasal verb 1) to think about an idea in a way that is not serious I ve been toying with the idea of starting my own business.[/ex] 2) to keep touching or moving something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
toy — toy1 [ tɔı ] noun count ** 1. ) an object that a child can play with, especially a model of a real thing such as a car or animal: boxes full of books, toys, and games a ) only before noun used for describing a toy that is a model of a particular… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
toy´like´ — toy «toy», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. something for a child to play with; plaything. Dolls are toys; so are small wagons, colored rubber balls, and wooden building blocks. 2. Figurative. a thing that has little value or importance: »a toy, a… … Useful english dictionary
