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fast and loose
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fast and loose

adverb

Definition of FAST AND LOOSE

1
: in a reckless or irresponsible manner <played fast and loose with the public purse strings — Paul Stuewe>
2
: in a craftily deceitful way <manipulated evidence … and played fast and loose with the truth — C. V. Woodward>

First Known Use of FAST AND LOOSE

1580

Rhymes with FAST AND LOOSE

Belarus, Betelgeuse, calaboose, charlotte russe, cook one's goose, introduce, mass-produce, Mother Goose, Odysseus, Prometheus, reproduce, self-abuse, Syracuse, Typhoeus, widow's cruse

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