- diddle did·dle vt
- ['dɪdl]
fam infinocchiare
to diddle sb out of sth — fregare qc a qn
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
diddle did·dle vt
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Diddle — Did dle, v. i. [Cf. {Daddle}.] To totter, as a child in walking. [Obs.] Quarles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diddle — Did dle, v. t. [Perh. from AS. dyderian to deceive, the letter r being changed to l.] To cheat or overreach. [Colloq.] Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diddle — did‧dle [ˈdɪdl] verb [transitive] informal to get money from someone by deceiving them: • I m sure he diddled me out of quite a lot of money! … Financial and business terms
diddle — did|dle [ˈdıdl] v [T] BrE informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from Diddler, name of a character in a 19th century English play] to get money from someone by deceiving them diddle sb out of sth ▪ They ll diddle you out of your last penny if … Dictionary of contemporary English
diddle-daddle — did·dle dad·dle … English syllables
diddle — did|dle [ dıdl ] verb INFORMAL 1. ) intransitive AMERICAN to spend time doing something in a way that is not very serious 2. ) transitive to trick or cheat someone: He got diddled out of his inheritance … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
diddle — did·dle … English syllables
diddle-dee — did·dle dee … English syllables
diddle — I did•dle [[t]ˈdɪd l[/t]] v. t. dled, dling cvb Informal. to cheat; swindle • Etymology: 1800–10; of uncert. orig. did′dler, n. II did•dle [[t]ˈdɪd l[/t]] v. dled, dling 1) cvb to toy; fool: diddling with the controls[/ex] 2) cvb to waste time… … From formal English to slang
paradiddle — par•a•did•dle [[t]ˈpær əˌdɪd l[/t]] n. mad a drumbeat sequence alternating left and right hands • Etymology: 1925–30; partly imit.; cf. diddle II … From formal English to slang
