Idiom
toy with
Meaning
To handle something in a careless or frivolous manner.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Stop toying with your food and eat it.”
“He kept toying with the idea of moving abroad but never actually made any plans.”
“The cat toyed with the wounded bird, batting it gently between its paws before finally losing interest.”
Examples
simple
“Stop toying with your food and eat it.”
contextual
“He kept toying with the idea of moving abroad but never actually made any plans.”
complex
“The cat toyed with the wounded bird, batting it gently between its paws before finally losing interest.”
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