| Word | play fast and loose |
|---|---|
| Description | ignore your obligations be unreliable Fast and loose was the name of an old fairground game in which a punter was challenged to pin an intricately folded belt, garter or other piece of material to a surface. The person running the game would inevitably show that the item had not been securely fastened or made fast and so the punter would lose their money. The phrase came to be used to indicate inconstancy. 1996 - Time Out - The big MGM production typically plays fast and loose with the facts, so it's as much an action spectacular as a genuine historical chronicle. ignore your obligations be unreliable Fast and loose was the name of an old fairground game in which a punter was challenged to pin an intricately folded belt, garter or other piece of material to a surface. The person running the game would inevitably show that the item had not been securely fastened or made fast and so the punter would lose their money. The phrase came to be used to indicate inconstancy. 1996 - Time Out - The big MGM production typically plays fast and loose with the facts, so it's as much an action spectacular as a genuine historical chronicle. ignore your obligations be unreliable Fast and loose was the name of an old fairground game in which a punter was challenged to pin an intricately folded belt, garter or other piece of material to a surface. The person runni |
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