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played with house money

played with house money is the simple past and past participle of play with house money.

Meaning of play with house money

Verb

play with house money (third-person singular simple present plays with house money, present participle playing with house money, simple past and past participle played with house money)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be in a situation where little or no personal risk can be incurred.
    Antonyms:
    have skin in the game
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To act as though little or no risk can be incurred.

Questions about played with house money

What is played with house money the simple past and past participle of?
Played with house money is the simple past and past participle of play with house money.

Words near played with house money in the dictionary

  1. played with
  2. played with a full deck
  3. played with edge-tools
  4. played with edged tools
  5. played with fire
  6. played with house money
  7. played with oneself
  8. playedst
  9. player
  10. player base
  11. player bases

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