"play someone like a fiddle" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-play someone like a fiddle.ogg Forms: plays someone like a fiddle [present, singular, third-person], playing someone like a fiddle [participle, present], played someone like a fiddle [participle, past], played someone like a fiddle [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play someone like a fiddle (third-person singular simple present plays someone like a fiddle, present participle playing someone like a fiddle, simple past and past participle played someone like a fiddle)
  1. (idiomatic) To play (manipulate) (a person) skillfully. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: play someone like a bass fiddle, play someone like a violin
    Sense id: en-play_someone_like_a_fiddle-en-verb-KXa1Cx2N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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