play fast and loose with

play fast and loose with something

to treat something without enough care or attention The film is very entertaining even though it plays fast and loose with the historical facts.

to treat something or someone without enough care Like many film-makers, he plays fast and loose with the facts to tell his own version of the story.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Djehutimesu	-	Ancient Egyptian
Tadg	-	Irish, Scottish
Eidel	-	Yiddish
Yaroslava	yah-rah-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
Walter	WAWL-tər (English), VAHL-ter (German, Polish, Italian)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Italian, Ancient Germanic
Raginhard	-	Ancient Germanic