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played someone like a violin

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

Meaning of play someone like a violin

Verb

play someone like a violin (third-person singular simple present plays someone like a violin, present participle playing someone like a violin, simple past and past participle played someone like a violin)

  1. (idiomatic) To control or manipulate someone, especially by playing on their emotions.

Questions about played someone like a violin

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

Words near played someone like a violin in the dictionary

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

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