a dishonest practice
a violin,especially when used in jazz or popular music
prepare accounts dishonestly to one's own advantage
gain dishonestly
move things aimlessly in one's fingers
"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
"We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
"Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"
"She played nervously with her wedding ring"
"Don't fiddle with the screws"
"He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
"Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"
"The reporter fiddle with the facts"
"Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"
"She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"
He was..the fiddle of the ship's company.
出自: F. Marryat
An old Spaniard who fiddled..so as to make a tortoise waltz.
出自: V. Woolf