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play withUsed other than as an idiom: play with.Rate it:

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play withTo fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.Rate it:

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play withTo trick.Rate it:

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play withTo sexually stimulate the genitals.Rate it:

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play with a full deckTo play a game with the availability of a team's full roster of players.Rate it:

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play with a full deckTo behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable.Rate it:

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play with fireCommit one's self to do something extraordinary, dangerous, illegal, actions taken, lacking good judgement.Rate it:

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play with fireTo put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.Rate it:

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play with house moneyTo act as if or be in a situation that, no matter the outcome, there is virtually no significant downside or risk; commonly used to refer to using already won funds (gambled money, casino winnings, etc.) to finance an endeavor (or continue to gamble) such that there is no real, perceivable or potential lossRate it:

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play with oneselfTo masturbate.Rate it:

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poke aroundTo search for something, especially in an unorganized wayRate it:

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populariter agereto play the demagogue.Rate it:

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potter aroundTo potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.Rate it:

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pull a fast onePlay a trick upon another. Tell a joke about another, surprise another with swiftness, delude another, lead another astray.Rate it:

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Pull the Wool over Your EyesTo play trick with someone making him or her fool, to deceive or cheat someoneRate it:

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push aroundTo treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bullyRate it:

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put onTo play recorded music.Rate it:

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put out feelersTo explore or watch for; ask around; investigate.Rate it:

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putter aroundTo engage in meaningless activity.Rate it:

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quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansentwhen the cat's away the mice will playRate it:

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rain stopped playThe cessation of an activity or operation due to rain.Rate it:

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raise cainThe children tend to 'raise cain' if they can't play ball after supper.Rate it:

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rally aroundrally roundRate it:

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reach-aroundA passing style in which the ballhandler performs a crossover step in the direction of the intended pass and then extends his or her arms to throw the pass around the defender.Rate it:

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reach-aroundManual stimulation of a sexual partner's genitals during anal or vaginal intercourse from behind.Rate it:

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reach-aroundAn ostensibly thoughtful gesture, especially one performed to win favour or mitigate unfair treatment.Rate it:

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ride on a railTo be subjected to a punishment most prevalent in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries in which an offender was made to straddle a fence rail held on the shoulders of two or more bearers. The victim was then paraded around town or taken to the city limits and dumped by the roadside.Rate it:

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ring aroundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.Rate it:

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roll aroundto move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's bodyRate it:

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roll aroundto be considered, without much coherence, in someone's mindRate it:

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roll aroundTo indulge in sexual intercourse (with)Rate it:

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roll aroundto happen, occur, take placeRate it:

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rolling stoneA person who moves around a lot and never settles down.Rate it:

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root aroundAlternative form of root about.Rate it:

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rough around the edgesIn need of refinement; unsophisticated.Rate it:

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round inTo round up by riding around them.Rate it:

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rumour has itpeople who gossip are saying that..., there is a rumor going around that...Rate it:

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run arounda female who sees many different men at the same timeRate it:

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run aroundTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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run around afterTo spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.Rate it:

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run around like a chicken with its head cut offTo act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.Rate it:

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run around withTo spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much.Rate it:

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run circles aroundTo outperform by a great margin.Rate it:

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Run Circles around SomeonePerform a task better than othersRate it:

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run of playA passage of play; a series of consecutive moments, considered as a whole.Rate it:

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run rings aroundTo demonstrate superiority, or greater skill than another person, team or group of people.Rate it:

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running around in circlesdisorientation, unfocused, not reviewing, not working the Plan.Rate it:

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running around like a chicken with its head cut offdoing/accomplishing a lot of things, sometimes frantically or quicklyRate it:

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screw aroundTo waste time; to dawdle; to play or idle.Rate it:

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screw aroundTo make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex.Rate it:

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