noun
plural fiddles
[count] informal
violin
Brit :a dishonest way of getting money :swindle, scam
fit as a fiddle
play second fiddle
to have a less important position or status than someone or something else :to be regarded or treated as less important
verb
fiddles; fiddled; fiddling
[no obj] informal :to play a violin
[+ obj] chiefly Brit informal :to secretly change (something, such as information) in a harmful or dishonest way
fiddle around
or chiefly Brit fiddle about [phrasal verb]
to spend time in activity that does not have a real purpose
fiddle with
[phrasal verb]
fiddle with (something)
to move or handle (something) with your hands or fingers in a nervous way
to change or handle (something, such as the controls of a machine) in a way that shows you are not sure what to do
to change (something) in a harmful or foolish way
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