play with house money in English

Forms: plays with house money [present, singular, third-person], playing with house money [participle, present], played with house money [participle, past], played with house money [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Referring to a casino, where gambling one's winnings from the casino ("the house") may feel less risky than gambling the money that one brought from outside. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play with house money (third-person singular simple present plays with house money, present participle playing with house money, simple past and past participle played with house money)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Referring to a casino, where gambling one's winnings from the casino (\"the house\") may feel less risky than gambling the money that one brought from outside.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "plays with house money",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "playing with house money",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "played with house money",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "played with house money",
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      ]
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        "To be in a situation where little or no personal risk can be incurred."
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      "glosses": [
        "To act as though little or no risk can be incurred."
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      "related": [
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          "_dis1": "44 56",
          "word": "bet the farm"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "play with house money"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Referring to a casino, where gambling one's winnings from the casino (\"the house\") may feel less risky than gambling the money that one brought from outside.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "plays with house money",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "playing with house money",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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    {
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        "To be in a situation where little or no personal risk can be incurred."
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        "To act as though little or no risk can be incurred."
      ],
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"play with house money" meaning in English

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