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HARD-AND-FAST,

PLAY FAST AND LOOSE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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play fast and loose

[play fast and loose] {v. phr.} To do as you please without caring what will happen to other people; act so carelessly or unfairly that people cannot depend on you; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fast and furious

[fast and furious] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Very fast; with much speed and energy. * /He was mowing the grass at a fast and furious rate./ * /When I last […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hard-and-fast

[hard-and-fast] {adj.} Not to be broken or changed; fixed; strict. * /The teacher said that there was a hard-and-fast rule against smoking in the school./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

fast talker

[fast talker] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} A con artist or a swindler, one who is particularly apt to get away with illegitimate transactions because of the clever way he talks. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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