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play someone like a fiddle

play someone like a fiddle verb: to play (manipulate) (a person) skillfully.

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.

play someone like a fiddle meaning in Bengali

play someone like a fiddle in Bengali

কাউকে নিপুণভাবে চালিত করা

Synonyms of play someone like a fiddle

Forms of play someone like a fiddle

third-person singular presentplays someone like a fiddle
present participleplaying someone like a fiddle
past participleplayed someone like a fiddle
pastplayed someone like a fiddle

Questions about play someone like a fiddle

What does play someone like a fiddle mean?
Play someone like a fiddle means to play (manipulate) (a person) skillfully.
What is play someone like a fiddle in Bengali?
Play someone like a fiddle in Bengali is কাউকে নিপুণভাবে চালিত করা. See Play someone like a fiddle meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is play someone like a fiddle?
Play someone like a fiddle is a verb.
What is the past tense of play someone like a fiddle?
The past tense of play someone like a fiddle is played someone like a fiddle.

Words near play someone like a fiddle in the dictionary

  1. play silly buggers
  2. play small
  3. play someone at their own game
  4. play someone false
  5. play someone like a bass fiddle
  6. play someone like a fiddle
  7. play someone like a violin
  8. Play Station
  9. play stick
  10. play sticks
  11. play street

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