Collocations for "fiddle"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fiddle" in context.
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fiddle
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- fiddle with [her hair, a pencil]
- is always fiddling with [her hair]
- fiddled nervously with [her hair]
- just fiddling (around)
- fiddle (around) during [class, the presentation, the exam]
- fiddle around to get it [to work, working]
- fiddle with the [radio dial, broken toaster, car]
- stop fiddling around (with)
- [accused, suspected, guilty] of fiddling [the figures, their expenses]
- [accused, suspected, guilty] of fiddling with children
- fiddle (with) the settings
- fiddle at [a recital, school, the park]
- is learning to play the fiddle
- plays the fiddle in the [band, group, jam sessions]
- string instruments [like, including] the fiddle
- idiom: playing second fiddle to her (friend)
- idiom: feeling as fit as a fiddle
- UK, slang: [a mortgage, an insurance, a cash] fiddle
- UK, slang: got himself into a bit of a fiddle
- UK, slang: getting [the dog's, cat's] hairs out is a real fiddle!
- UK, slang: was a real fiddle to [insert, set up, open]
- is taking fiddle [classes, lessons]
- is his fiddle [instructor, teacher]
- fiddle [strings, bows, cases]
'fiddle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):