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get played like a fiddle
get played like a fiddle
To be skillfully manipulated by someone to suit his or her own needs, ends, or benefits. I got played like a fiddle by that travelling salesman. Now what am I going to do with all this junk that he convinced me to buy? Can't you see that his flattery is totally insincere? You're getting played like a fiddle!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
İSmet | | ees-MET | Turkish |
Leofric | | - | Anglo-Saxon |
Wido | | - | Ancient Germanic |
Jotham | | JO-thəm (English) | Biblical |
Alice | | ['ælis] | |
Hera | | HER-ə (English) | Greek Mythology |