گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'play fast and loose'

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english

1 general:: Be recklessly irresponsible, unreliable, or deceitful, as in This reporter is known for playing fast and loose with the facts. This term probably originated in a 16th-century game called "fast and loose," played at country fairs. A belt was doubled and held with the loop at table's edge, and the player had to catch the loop with a stick as the belt was unrolled? an impossible feat. The term was already used figuratively by the late 1500s, especially for trifling with someone's affections.

American Heritage Idioms

2 general:: Phrase(s): play fast and loose (with someone or something) Fig. to act carelessly, thoughtlessly, and irresponsibly. • 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.

McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs

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