play fast and loose

Speech parts

1. play fast and loose - Verb

2. play fast and loose - Phrase

Meaning

(idiomatic) To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits one's purpose.
I cannot say that there were any outright lies in the editorial, but it does play fast and loose with the truth.

(idiomatic) To be recklessly inaccurate, inappropriate, or otherwise ignoring guidelines and conventions.

(idiomatic) To act in a tricky, inconstant way, saying one thing and doing another.

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“This vaccine will proceed at the speed of trust,” the Governor went on to say, with swipes at unnamed others who play fast and loose with facts. Source: Internet

“It’s positive to see the Information Commissioner’s Office showing its teeth and sending a clear message to companies that it is unacceptable to play fast and loose with people’s personal data. Source: Internet

Could this be nature’s revenge for the way man continues to play fast and loose with the laws of nature? Source: Internet

This, of all years, is not one to play fast and loose with taxpayer dollars. Source: Internet

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