transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪd(ə)l ]
( diddles, diddling, diddled)
1.
If someone diddles you, they take money from you dishonestly or unfairly. ( mainly BRIT INFORMAL )
They diddled their insurance company by making a false claim.
= con
VERB : V n
2.
If someone diddles , they waste time and do not achieve anything. ( AM INFORMAL )
...if Congress were to just diddle around and not take any action at all.
VERB : oft V adv , V around