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playing someone like a fiddle

playing someone like a fiddle is the present participle and gerund 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 playing someone like a fiddle

What is playing someone like a fiddle the present participle and gerund of?
Playing someone like a fiddle is the present participle and gerund of play someone like a fiddle.

Words near playing someone like a fiddle in the dictionary

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

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