Idiom
play someone like a fiddle
Meaning
To play (manipulate) (a person) skillfully.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He played her like a fiddle to get what he wanted.”
“The clever salesman played the customer like a fiddle, convincing him to buy the most expensive car on the lot.”
“By exploiting his rival's vanity and insecurity, the strategist played him like a fiddle, ensuring the entire negotiation unfolded exactly as he had planned.”
Examples
simple
“He played her like a fiddle to get what he wanted.”
contextual
“The clever salesman played the customer like a fiddle, convincing him to buy the most expensive car on the lot.”
complex
“By exploiting his rival's vanity and insecurity, the strategist played him like a fiddle, ensuring the entire negotiation unfolded exactly as he had planned.”
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