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played someone like a fiddle

played someone like a fiddle is the simple past and past participle of play someone like a fiddle.

Meaning of play someone like a fiddle

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.

Questions about played someone like a fiddle

What is played someone like a fiddle the simple past and past participle of?
Played someone like a fiddle is the simple past and past participle of play someone like a fiddle.

Words near played someone like a fiddle in the dictionary

  1. played second fiddle
  2. played silly buggers
  3. played small
  4. played someone at their own game
  5. played someone like a bass fiddle
  6. played someone like a fiddle
  7. played someone like a violin
  8. played stupid
  9. played the angles
  10. played the ball
  11. played the ball and not the man

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