- 1v/pleɪ ˌfæst ən ˈluːs/ · /pleɪ ˌfɑːst ən ˈluːs/草率對待／玩弄（規則、感情等）
To not be careful or honest about something, especially the law, the rules, or other people's feelings.
「play fast and loose with something」描寫一個人不認真、不誠實地對待某件嚴肅的事——可能是法律、規則、別人的錢、別人的感情。fast and loose 是「忽快忽鬆」、抓不住的樣子，搭配 play（玩弄）就是「把規矩當玩具」的形象。語氣是批評的、負面的，常出現在新聞、評論、抱怨裡。with + 被亂玩的對象。
示範例句 · Example
The company played fast and loose with the safety rules.
中文翻譯那間公司草率對待安全規則。
常見搭配
play fast and loose with the rules
草率對待規則／不遵守規則
to not follow rules properly
They played fast and loose with the rules to win the contract.
play fast and loose with someone's feelings
草率對待某人的感情
to treat someone's emotions carelessly
She felt he had played fast and loose with her feelings.
意思相近
mishandleabusetrifle withbe reckless
意思相反
respecthandle carefullyfollow the rules
From the word’s history
From the con game fast and loose.
來自一種叫 fast and loose 的騙局遊戲。
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
play fast and looseverb
- 1
To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits one's purpose.
- Come, let us have the Arke (saith he) And then, Goe to, it skills not greatly, carry it backe againe: which, what was it, but, to play fast and loose with Religion?
- And shall these hands, so lately purg’d of blood, / So newly join’d in love, so strong in both, / Unyoke this seizure and this kind regreet? / Play fast and loose with faith?
- 2
To be recklessly inaccurate, inappropriate, or otherwise ignoring guidelines and conventions.
- 3
To act in a tricky, inconstant way, saying one thing and doing another.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。