Verbal Ability - Idioms and Phrases - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Idioms and Phrases - Section 2 (Q.No. 58)
Directions to Solve
In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase.
58.
I cannot get along with a man who plays fast and loose.
Discussion:
2 comments Page 1 of 1.
LINKON said:
8 years ago
Please explain the answer clearly.
Muzakkir Ansari said:
1 month ago
The idiom “to play fast and loose” means:
to act dishonestly.
to be unreliable.
to change one’s behaviour or promises according to convenience.
So in the sentence;
I cannot get along with a man who plays fast and loose.
It means the speaker dislikes someone who cannot be trusted.
to act dishonestly.
to be unreliable.
to change one’s behaviour or promises according to convenience.
So in the sentence;
I cannot get along with a man who plays fast and loose.
It means the speaker dislikes someone who cannot be trusted.
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