play fast and loose (English, verb)
expansion: play fast and loose (third-person singular simple present plays fast and loose, present participle playing fast and loose, simple past and past participle played fast and loose)
Senses:
glosses: To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits one's purpose.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To be recklessly inaccurate, inappropriate, or otherwise ignoring guidelines and conventions.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To act in a tricky, inconstant way, saying one thing and doing another.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: plays fast and loose
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing fast and loose
tags: participle
present
form: played fast and loose
tags: participle
past
form: played fast and loose
tags: past