PLAY FAST AND LOOSE

Meaning of PLAY FAST AND LOOSE in English

v. phr. To do as you please without caring what will happen to other people; act so carelessly or unfairly that people cannot depend on you; be very unreliable. He played fast and loose with the girl's affections. He played fast and loose with the company's good name.

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

PLAY FAST AND LOOSE — act recklessly, act rashly, act hastily without thinking ahead
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAY FAST AND LOOSE — behave irresponsibly or immorally. → play
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLAY FAST AND LOOSE — {v. phr.} To do as you please without caring what will happen to other people; act so carelessly or unfairly …
Slang English vocab
PLAY FAST AND LOOSE — Be inconstant, be giddy, be fickle or undecided.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
PLAY FAST AND LOOSE — {v. phr.} To do as you please without caring what will happen to other people; act so carelessly or unfairly …
Словарь английских идиом
PLAY FAST AND LOOSE — (with) поступать безответственно (с); быть непоследовательным, ненадежным; нарушать обещание
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY FAST AND LOOSE — Поступать безответственно
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY FAST AND LOOSE — ( with) поступать безответственно (с); быть непоследовательным, ненадежным; нарушать обещание
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PLAY FAST AND LOOSE — ( with ) поступать безответственно (с); быть непоследовательным, ненадежным; нарушать обещание
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PLAY FAST AND LOOSE — (with) поступать безответственно (с); быть непоследовательным, ненадежным; нарушать обещание
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLAY FAST AND LOOSE — поступать безответственно
English-Russian Online Dictionary
PLAY FAST AND LOOSE — (with) поступать безответственно (с); быть непоследовательным, ненадежным; нарушать обещание
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAY — I In zoology, actions that have all the elements of purposeful behaviour but are performed for no apparent reason. Play …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOOSE — I. ˈlüs adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English loos, lous, from Old Norse lauss loose, free — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOSE — — loosely , adv. — looseness , n. /loohs/ , adj., looser, loosest , adv. , v. loosed, loosing . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAST — fast 1 /fast, fahst/ , adj., faster, fastest , adv., faster, fastest , n. adj. 1. moving or able to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAY — I. ˈplā noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plega; akin to Old English plegan to play, Middle Dutch pleyen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOOSE — I. ˈlüs adjective ( loos·er ; loos·est ) Etymology: Middle English lous, from Old Norse lauss; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAST — I. ˈfast adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fæst; akin to Old High German festi firm, Old Norse fastr, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAY — noun amusement; sport; frolic; gambols. 2. play ·noun performance on an instrument of music. 3. play ·noun to act on …
Webster English vocab
LOOSE — vi to set sail. 2. loose ·noun freedom from restraint. 3. loose ·noun a letting go; discharge. 4. loose ·superl …
Webster English vocab
FAST — v tenacious; retentive. 2. fast ·noun the shaft of a column, or trunk of pilaster. 3. fast ·v not easily …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOOSE — [loose] adj loos.er ; loos.est [ME lous, fr. ON lauss; akin to OHG los loose--more at -less] (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FAST — [fast] adj [ME, fr. OE faest; akin to OHG festi firm, ON fastr, Arm hast] (bef. 12c) 1 a: firmly …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOOSE — loose BrE AmE luːs ▷ loosed luːst ▷ looser ˈluːs ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ looses ˈluːs ɪz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FAST — fast BrE AmE fɑːst § fæst AmE fæst ▷ fasted ˈfɑːst ɪd § ˈfæst-, -əd AmE ˈfæst əd ▷ faster …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAY — / pleɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OF CHILDREN 1. play (with sb/sth) to do things for pleasure, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAST — / fɑːst; NAmE fæst/ adjective , adverb , verb , noun ■ adjective ( fast·er , fast·est ) QUICK 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAST — I. fast 1 S2 W3 /fɑːst $ fæst/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . MOVING QUICKLY moving quickly: Slow down – …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOOSE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 a not or no longer held by bonds or restraint. b (of an animal) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAST — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 rapid, quick-moving. 2 capable of high speed (a fast car). 3 enabling or causing or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOOSE — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 a not or no longer held by bonds or restraint. b (of an animal) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAST — adj. & adv. adj. 1 rapid, quick-moving. 2 capable of high speed (a fast car). 3 enabling or causing or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
LOOSE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. a not or no longer held by bonds or restraint. b (of an animal) …
Oxford English vocab
FAST — 1. adj. & adv. --adj. 1. rapid, quick-moving. 2 capable of high speed (a fast car). 3 enabling or causing …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAST — ( faster, fastest, fasts, fasting, fasted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOOSE — (NOT FIXED) [adjective] -r, -st - not firmly fixed in placeThere were some loose wires hanging out of the wall.I'd …
Cambridge English vocab
PLAY — n. song play chronicle play history play miracle play morality play mumming play mummers' play mystery play Passion play problem …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAY — Synonyms and related words : ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOSE — Synonyms and related words : Bohemian, Paphian, abandoned, abate, absonant, adrift, affable, afloat, afoot and lighthearted, aid, aimless, aleatoric, aleatory, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOSE — adj. hang loose loose lipped loose tongued
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LOOSE — I. adjective 1. not tightly bound, held, restrained, or stretched loose rope Synonyms: lax, relaxed, slack Related Word: detached, free; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Longman Activator English vocab
FAST — INDEX: 1. moving or travelling fast 2. fast cars/planes/trains 3. doing things quickly or happening quickly 4. to move very …
Longman Activator English vocab
PLAY — n. 25B6; verb the children played with toys : AMUSE ONESELF, entertain oneself, enjoy oneself, have fun; relax, occupy oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOSE — adj. 25B6; adjective a loose floorboard : NOT FIXED IN PLACE, not secure, unsecured, unattached; detached, unfastened; wobbly, unsteady, movable. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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