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toy with en · VERB

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) To handle something in a careless or frivolous manner.
   • You shouldn't toy with someone's feelings.
   • Roy Hodgson's team had toyed with everyone's nerves. They had come across a Poland side that gave everything on a night when Wembley often sounded more like Warsaw, and Gerrard's late, decisive strike came at a stage of the night when England's management was thinking about little more than protecting Wayne Rooney's first-half goal. 15 October 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup”, in The Guardian:
2. (idiomatic) To play, especially with or as with a toy.

Forms

Translations (12)

ja 振り回す (handle carelessly) · el παίζω με (handle carelessly) · ca joguinejar (play) · cy chwarae gyda (play) · el σκέπτομαι να (handle carelessly) · fi leikkiä (handle carelessly) · fi leikkiä (play) · ja 〜で遊ぶ (play) · ja 弄る (play) · kw trufla (play) · ru тереби́ть (handle carelessly) · ja 弄ぶ (handle carelessly)