Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play someone like a fiddle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
play -some-one -like a -fid-dle
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To play (manipulate) (a person) skillfully.

Inflected Forms

plays someone like a fiddle (present, singular) playing someone like a fiddle (participle, present) played someone like a fiddle (participle, past) played someone like a fiddle (past)

Synonyms

play someone like a bass fiddle play someone like a violin

Questions

What does play someone like a fiddle mean?
To play (manipulate) (a person) skillfully.

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