Idiom
play around
Meaning
To engage in sexual practices outside of marriage.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is married, but he still likes to play around.”
“Their marriage fell apart after she discovered that her husband had been playing around for years.”
“Despite his public image as a devoted family man, rumors persisted that he had been playing around throughout his long political career.”
Examples
simple
“He is married, but he still likes to play around.”
contextual
“Their marriage fell apart after she discovered that her husband had been playing around for years.”
complex
“Despite his public image as a devoted family man, rumors persisted that he had been playing around throughout his long political career.”
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