Skip to content

— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

…

Read full poem →

adjective

Able to be tolerated or allowed; satisfactory or suitable for a particular purpose or situation.

“The teacher said that a score of 70% or higher was acceptable for passing the test.”

Know more →
Back To Dictionary

Dictionary Entry

play fast and loose

Part of Speechverb

To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits one's purpose.

In a Sentence

“I cannot say that there were any outright lies in the editorial, but it does play fast and loose with the truth.”

Origin

Origin details are still being enriched for this entry.

Common Phrases

Still being gathered for this entry.

Missing dictionary details are being fetched in the background.

Synonyms

No synonyms yet.

Antonyms

No antonyms yet.

Related Words

cut loosetalk fast and loosetake libertiesplay aroundrun wildrun riotmonkey aroundplay at

Poetry examples for “play fast and loose”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Poetry examples are still being gathered for this entry. They will appear here once matching poems are available in the library.