Antonyms for fast-and-loose
| Grammar : Adj |
Definition of fast-and-loose
Origin :- described as "a cheating game played with a stick and a belt or string, so arranged that a spectator would think he could make the latter fast by placing a stick through its intricate folds, whereas the operator could detach it at once." [James O. Halliwell, "Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words," 1847]. The figurative sense (1550s) is recorded earlier than the literal (1570s).
- As in incautious : adj not careful
- Why should he try to maintain a fast-and-loose relation with Barbara?
- Extract from : « The Graysons » by Edward Eggleston
- He has been at his old game of fast-and-loose with me; but as I never trusted him, I am not deceived.
- Extract from : « Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I (of II) » by Edmund Downey
- Fast-and-loose, a cheating game sometimes played at fairs by gipsies, and also called 'prick the garter'.
- Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia » by Various
- Three times during this fast-and-loose interval was the fly changed.
- Extract from : « Lines in Pleasant Places » by William Senior
Synonyms for fast-and-loose
- any old way
- bold
- brash
- careless
- caught napping
- devil-may-care
- fast-and-loose
- foot-in-mouth
- hasty
- heedless
- hotheaded
- ill-advised
- ill-judged
- impetuous
- improvident
- imprudent
- impulsive
- inconsiderate
- indiscreet
- injudicious
- madcap
- neglectful
- negligent
- off guard
- pay no mind
- playing with fire
- precipitate
- rash
- reckless
- regardless
- sticking one's neck out
- thoughtless
- unalert
- unguarded
- unmindful
- unthinking
- unvigilant
- unwatchful
- wary
- wide open
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