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  • 41 fiddle

    'fidl 1. noun
    1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) fele, fiolin
    2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) svindel, fusk
    2. verb
    1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) spille fele
    2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) fingre med, leke med, plukke på
    3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) fuske/sjonglere/manipulere med
    - fiddler crab
    - on the fiddle
    fele
    --------
    fiolin
    I
    subst. \/ˈfɪdl\/
    1) ( hverdagslig) fele, fiolin
    2) ( sjøfart) slingrebrett
    3) (britisk, hverdagslig) svindel, bedrageri, lureri, muffens
    fit as a fiddle frisk som en fisk
    have a face as long as a fiddle være lang i ansiktet
    on the fiddle drive med noe muffens, svindle
    play first fiddle ( også overført) spille førstefiolin
    play second fiddle ( også overført) spille annenfiolin
    II
    verb \/ˈfɪdl\/
    1) ( hverdagslig) spille fele, spille fiolin
    2) (britisk, slang) fuske med, jukse med, snylte
    fiddle away ( hverdagslig) sløse bort, forspille
    fiddle (about) with fingre på, plukke på
    pusle med, sysle med

    English-Norwegian dictionary > fiddle

  • 42 fiddle

    fid·dle [ʼfɪdl̩] n
    1) mus ( fam) Geige f, Fi[e]del f ( hum o pej)
    to play the \fiddle Geige spielen
    2) ( esp Brit) (fam: fraud) Betrug m kein pl, Schwindel m kein pl;
    this is some sort of \fiddle hier ist was faul ( fam)
    to be on the \fiddle faule Geschäfte machen ( fam), krumme Dinger drehen ( fam)
    3) ( Brit) (fam: task) kniff[e]lige Angelegenheit;
    it's a real \fiddle to assemble because of all the small parts all die kleinen Teile machen das Zusammensetzen ganz schön schwierig ( fam)
    PHRASES:
    sb's face is as long as a \fiddle ( esp Brit) ( fam) jd macht ein Gesicht wie drei Tage Regenwetter ( fam)
    to be [as] fit as a \fiddle kerngesund sein;
    to play first/second \fiddle die erste/zweite Geige spielen ( fam)
    to play second \fiddle to sb in jds Schatten m stehen interj (Am) (dated) Unsinn m ( fam), Quatsch m ( fam) vt ( fam);
    to \fiddle sth
    1) ( falsify) etw frisieren ( fam) ( manipulate) etw manipulieren;
    to \fiddle the accounts/ books die Rechnungen/Bücher frisieren ( fam)
    to \fiddle it [or things] so that... es so hindrehen [o hinbiegen], dass... ( fam)
    2) ( obtain fraudulently) [sich dat] etw ergaunern;
    to \fiddle money out of a company ein Unternehmen um Geld betrügen ( fam) vi
    1) ( finger) herumfummeln ( fam)
    to \fiddle with sth an etw dat herumspielen [o herumfummeln] ( fam) ( play) mit etw dat herumspielen ( fam)
    2) ( tinker) herumbasteln ( fam)
    to \fiddle with sth an etw dat herumhantieren [o herumfummeln] [o herumbasteln] ( fam)
    3) mus ( fam) geigen, fiedeln ( hum o pej)
    PHRASES:
    to \fiddle while Rome burns den Kopf in den Sand stecken

    English-German students dictionary > fiddle

  • 43 fiddle

    ['fidl] 1. noun
    1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) violino
    2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) aldrabice
    2. verb
    1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) tocar violino
    2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) brincar
    3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) aldrabar
    - fiddler crab
    - on the fiddle
    * * *
    fid.dle
    [f'idəl] n violino, rabeca. • vt+vi 1 tocar rabeca, tocar violino. to play (on) the fiddle / tocar violino. 2 mexer ou tocar nervosamente um objeto. 3 ajustar uma máquina ou outro objeto para que funcione. 4 remexer, bulir. 5 intrometer-se. 6 burlar, trapacear, fraudar. to be on the fiddle / ganhar dinheiro desonestamente. fit as a fiddle em boa forma, bem-disposto. he is fiddleing while Rome burns ele não está tratando o problema com a seriedade devida, ele está fazendo primeiro coisas sem importância, ele está fingindo que não há nada errado. to fiddle about ou around 1 vadiar, perder tempo fazendo coisas sem importância. 2 movimentar coisas várias vezes para arranjar uma posição satisfatória. 3 mexer ou tocar algo com os dedos com pequenos movimentos nervosos. to fiddle away perder tempo, vadiar. to play second fiddle ocupar uma posição menos importante, ser subordinado a.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > fiddle

  • 44 fiddle

    ['fidl] 1. noun
    1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) gosli
    2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) goljufija
    2. verb
    1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) gosti (na gosli)
    2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) igračkati se
    3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) poneverjati
    - fiddler crab
    - on the fiddle
    * * *
    I [fídl]
    noun
    gosli, violina, godalo; nesmisel, norost
    to hang up one's fiddle — obesiti na klin; opustiti
    to play first fiddle — nositi zvonec, imeti glavno vlogo
    there's many a good tune played on an old fiddle — izkušen človck v mnogem prekaša mladino, stara modrost prekaša norost
    to hang up one's fiddle when one comes home — biti v družbi zabaven, doma pa dolgočasen
    II [fídl]
    transitive verb & intransitive verb
    igrati na gosli, goslati, gosti, praskati (na violini); colloquially lenariti, čas zapravljati, norčije uganjati; ( with) ukvarjati se; slang varati, goljufati
    III [fídl]
    interjection
    neumnosti!, nesmisel!

    English-Slovenian dictionary > fiddle

  • 45 the bloom is off the peach

    Пословица: укатали бурку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), укатали сивку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), умыкали бурку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), умыкали сивку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), уходили бурку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), уходили сивку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune)

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the bloom is off the peach

  • 46 the bloom is off the plum

    Пословица: укатали бурку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), укатали сивку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), умыкали бурку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), умыкали сивку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), уходили бурку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune), уходили сивку крутые горки (contrast: an old ox makes a straight furrow. the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune)

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the bloom is off the plum

  • 47 fiddle

    ['fidl] 1. noun
    1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) violin
    2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) svindel; fupnummer
    2. verb
    1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) spille violin
    2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) lege
    3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) fuske; svindle
    - fiddler crab
    - on the fiddle
    * * *
    ['fidl] 1. noun
    1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) violin
    2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) svindel; fupnummer
    2. verb
    1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) spille violin
    2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) lege
    3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) fuske; svindle
    - fiddler crab
    - on the fiddle

    English-Danish dictionary > fiddle

  • 48 fiddle

    {'fidl}
    I. 1. (инструмент, подобен на) цигулка, гъдулка, цигулар (в оркестър)
    2. мор. рамка на масата, за да не падат предметите при вълнение
    3. sl. измама
    as fit as a FIDDLE в отлично състояние, в цветущо здраве
    face as long as a FIDDLE намръщено/кисело лице
    to play second FIDDLE to someone играя второстепенна роля в сравнение с някого
    to hang up one's FIDDLE when one comes home блестя в обществото, a вкъщи съм скучен
    II. 1. свиря на цигулка и пр
    2. губя си времето, занимавам се с празни работи (често about)
    to FIDDLE away one's time пилея/пропилявам си времето
    3. играя си, въртя в ръцете си (with)
    4. sl. мамя, измамвам, подправям, нагласям, фалшифицирам
    * * *
    {'fidl} n 1. (инструмент, подобен на) цигулка; гьдулка; цигула(2) {'fidl} v 1. свиря на цигулка и пр.; 2. губя си времето, з
    * * *
    цигулка; гъдулка;
    * * *
    1. as fit as a fiddle в отлично състояние, в цветущо здраве 2. face as long as a fiddle намръщено/кисело лице 3. i. (инструмент, подобен на) цигулка, гъдулка, цигулар (в оркестър) 4. ii. свиря на цигулка и пр 5. sl. измама 6. sl. мамя, измамвам, подправям, нагласям, фалшифицирам 7. to fiddle away one's time пилея/пропилявам си времето 8. to hang up one's fiddle when one comes home блестя в обществото, a вкъщи съм скучен 9. to play second fiddle to someone играя второстепенна роля в сравнение с някого 10. губя си времето, занимавам се с празни работи (често about) 11. играя си, въртя в ръцете си (with) 12. мор. рамка на масата, за да не падат предметите при вълнение
    * * *
    fiddle [fidl] I. v 1. играя си, въртя в ръцете си; бърникам; променям, бъзикам ( with); 2. губя си времето, занимавам се с празни работи, безделнича, мотая се, заглавиквам се ( about); \fiddle away o.'s time пилея (пропилявам, губя) си времето; to \fiddle while Rome burns губя си времето с празни работи (показвам безразличие) в момент на опасност или беда; 3. свиря на цигулка (гъдулка и пр.); скрибуцам (стържа) на цигулка и пр.; 4. разг. подправям, променям (финансови документи за собствена облага); 5. sl измамвам, мятам, подхлъзвам, пързалям; he \fiddled his way into a position of trust успя да спечели доверена позиция с измама; II. n 1. цигулка; гъдулка; всякакъв инструмент, подобен на цигулка (виола, чело и пр.); цигулар (в оркестър); to play second \fiddle to s.o. играя второстепенна роля в сравнение с някого; \fiddle pattern с дръжка във форма на цигулка (за лъжици, вилици и пр.); as fit as a \fiddle в отлично състояние (форма), в цветущо здраве, съвсем здрав; to have a face like a \fiddle гледам измъчено и унило; to hang up o.'s \fiddle оттеглям се от работа, излизам в оставка; to hang up o.'s \fiddle when one comes home блестя в обществото, а вкъщи съм скучен; 2. измама; to be on (at) the \fiddle правя финансови измами, присвоявам средства; 3. мор. дървена рамка (подпорка), която се слага на масите в кораб, за да не падат нещата при вълнение; 4. разг. = fiddlesticks; 5. мор. тауреп.

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > fiddle

  • 49 fiddle

    ['fɪdl] 1. сущ.
    1) разг. скрипка
    Syn:
    2) шотл. скрипач
    Syn:
    3) мор. сетка, ограждающие планки ( предотвращает падение посуды во время качки)
    4) разг. мошенничество, надувательство

    Police investigating a $1 million car insurance fiddle arrested 16 people yesterday. — Полиция, расследующая мошенническую сделку со страхованием автомобилей на сумму 1 млн. долларов, арестовала вчера 16 человек.

    Syn:
    5) вздор, чепуха
    ••

    to play first fiddle — играть первую скрипку; занимать руководящее положение

    to play second fiddle — играть вторую скрипку; занимать второстепенное положение

    2. гл.
    1) = fiddle about / around
    а) разг. вертеть в руках (что-л.), играть (чем-л.)

    It's so annoying, the way she keeps fiddling about with her hair. — Так неприятно смотреть, как она всё время крутит свои волосы.

    б) возиться с (чем-л.)
    2) разг.; = fiddle with мошенничать, совершать махинации

    Stop fiddling your expenses accounts. — Перестань подделывать свои отчёты о расходах.

    3) амер.; разг. тратить, растрачивать (время, деньги и т. п.)
    4) разг. пиликать, играть на скрипке

    Nero fiddled while Rome burned. — Нерон играл на скрипке, в то время как горел Рим.

    Англо-русский современный словарь > fiddle

  • 50 fiddle

    ['fɪdl] 1. n ( MUS)
    skrzypki pl, skrzypce pl; ( fraud) szwindel m (inf)
    2. vt ( BRIT)
    accounts fałszować (sfałszować perf)

    to work a fiddledopuścić się ( perf) szwindlu (inf)

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    ['fidl] 1. noun
    1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) skrzypce
    2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) kombinacja
    2. verb
    1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) grać na skrzypcach
    2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) bawić się (bezmyślnie)
    3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) kombinować
    - fiddler crab
    - on the fiddle

    English-Polish dictionary > fiddle

  • 51 fiddle

    n. viool, vedel, fiedel; knoeierij, zwendel, zwendeltje (slang)
    --------
    v. vioolspelen (platte taal): tijd verspillen; bezig zijn met nonsens; bedriegen, oplichten
    fiddle1
    [ fidl] zelfstandig naamwoord
    informeel viool fiedel
    〈Brits-Engels; slang〉 vuile streekknoeierij, bedrog
    voorbeelden:
    1   saw at the fiddle op de viool krassen
    play second fiddle (to) in de schaduw staan (van)
    → fit fit/
    ————————
    fiddle2
    friemelen spelen
    voorbeelden:
    2   fiddle about/around rondlummelen
    3   fiddle with morrelen aan, spelen met
         the lock had been fiddled with er was aan het slot geknoeid
    informeel spelen wijsje op viool
    〈Brits-Engels; slang〉 foezelen metvervalsen, bedrog plegen met
    voorbeelden:
    2   fiddle one's taxes met zijn belastingaangifte knoeien
    fiddle away one's time zijn tijd verlummelen

    English-Dutch dictionary > fiddle

  • 52 fiddle fid·dle

    ['fɪdl]
    1. n
    1) (violin) violino
    2) (fam: cheating) imbroglio, truffa

    tax fiddlefrode f fiscale

    2. vi
    (fidget) giocherellare, gingillarsi

    to fiddle (about) with sth — giocherellare/gingillarsi con qc

    3. vt Brit
    (fam : accounts, results etc) falsificare, alterare

    English-Italian dictionary > fiddle fid·dle

  • 53 fiddle

    köcsögszárító, egy kis ravaszság, üvegszárító to fiddle: orgazdaságot űz, játszik, nyekerget, babrál
    * * *
    ['fidl] 1. noun
    1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) hegedű
    2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) csalás
    2. verb
    1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) hegedül
    2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) babrál
    3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) meghamisít, manipulál (vmivel)
    - fiddler crab
    - on the fiddle

    English-Hungarian dictionary > fiddle

  • 54 fiddle

    1. n разг. скрипка
    2. n разг. струнный инструмент
    3. n шотл. скрипач
    4. n шотл. весельчак, шутник, душа общества
    5. n шотл. сл. ордер на арест
    6. n шотл. сл. обман
    7. n шотл. разг. мошенничество
    8. n шотл. мор. сетка на столе
    9. n шотл. с. -х. волокуша
    10. n шотл. ерунда!, вздор!

    to play first fiddle — играть первую скрипку, занимать ведущее положение; задавать тон

    11. v разг. играть на скрипке; «пиликать»
    12. v вертеть в руках, играть

    he fiddled with the pipe until he broke it — он вертел в руках трубку до тех пор, пока не сломал её

    13. v разг. обманывать
    14. v разг. надувать; мошенничать
    15. v разг. амер. разг. тратить попусту; растрачивать
    Синонимический ряд:
    dabble (verb) bustle; busy; dabble; doodle; fidget; fool; fool around; fuss; meddle; mess; mess around; monkey; play; potter; puddle; putter; tamper; tinker; toy; trifle; twiddle

    English-Russian base dictionary > fiddle

  • 55 fiddle

    ['fidl] 1. noun
    1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) fiðla
    2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) svindl
    2. verb
    1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) leika á fiðlu
    2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) fitla, fikta
    3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) draga sér fé
    - fiddler crab
    - on the fiddle

    English-Icelandic dictionary > fiddle

  • 56 fiddle

    interj. boş lâf, saçma, zırva
    ————————
    n. keman, dalavere, katakulli, üçkâğıt
    ————————
    v. keman çalmak, vaktini boşa harcamak, aylaklık etmek, ayrıntılarla ilgilenmek, üzerinde oynama yapmak, dalavere yapmak
    * * *
    1. keman çal (v.) 2. keman (n.)
    * * *
    ['fidl] 1. noun
    1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) keman
    2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) sahtekârlık, yolsuzluk
    2. verb
    1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) keman çalmak
    2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) oynayıp durmak
    3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) üzerinde oynamak, para sızdırmak
    - fiddler crab
    - on the fiddle

    English-Turkish dictionary > fiddle

  • 57 fiddle

    • näperrellä
    • hidastella
    • hypistellä
    • viulu
    • soittaa viulua
    * * *
    'fidl 1. noun
    1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) viulu
    2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) petkutus
    2. verb
    1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) soittaa viulua
    2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) hypistellä
    3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) väärentää
    - fiddler crab
    - on the fiddle

    English-Finnish dictionary > fiddle

  • 58 fiddle

    ['fidl] 1. noun
    1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) vijole
    2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) blēdība; krāpšana
    2. verb
    1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) spēlēt vijoli
    2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) niekoties; blēņoties
    3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) blēdīties; krāpties
    - fiddler crab
    - on the fiddle
    * * *
    vijole; blēdība, krāpšana; zemrokas tirgošanās; aresta orderis; spēlēt vijoli; blēņoties, niekoties; krāpties, blēdīties

    English-Latvian dictionary > fiddle

  • 59 fiddle

    ['fidl] 1. noun
    1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) smuikas
    2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) sukčiavimas, klastojimas
    2. verb
    1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) smuikuoti
    2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) žaisti
    3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) sukčiauti, klastoti
    - fiddler crab
    - on the fiddle

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > fiddle

  • 60 fiddle

    n. fiol; slingerbord (på skepp); fiffel, fuffens (slang)
    --------
    v. spela fiol (slang); vara sysselsatt; hålla på med dumheter; förspilla tid; fuska, fiffla
    * * *
    ['fidl] 1. noun
    1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) fiol
    2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) fiffel, fusk
    2. verb
    1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) spela fiol
    2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) fingra på, leka med
    3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) fiffla, fuska
    - fiddler crab
    - on the fiddle

    English-Swedish dictionary > fiddle

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  • The Fella with the Fiddle — is a Merrie Melodies cartoon short released in 1937, with a theme song written by Charlie Abbott.Plot SummaryJ. Field Mouse tells his grandchildren the story of a mouse whose greed and dishonesty became his undoing. Feigning blindness and playing …   Wikipedia

  • The Cat and the Fiddle — For the nursery rhyme, see Hey Diddle Diddle. For the Jerome Kern musical, see The Cat and the Fiddle (musical). For the Papa John Creach album, see The Cat and the Fiddle (album). Infobox Film name = The Cat and the Fiddle image size = 140px… …   Wikipedia

  • The Fiddle Concerto — Infobox Album | Name = The Fiddle Concerto Type = Album Artist = Mark O Connor Released = start date|1995 Recorded = 1994 Genre = Classical Length = 75:01 Label = Warner Brothers Producer = Mark O Connor Reviews = * The Strad (measured favorable) …   Wikipedia

  • The Cat and the Fiddle (musical) — For the 1934 MGM film, see The Cat and the Fiddle. For the Papa John Creach album, see The Cat and the Fiddle (album). For the nursery rhyme, see Hey Diddle Diddle. Infobox Musical name= The Cat and the Fiddle subtitle= caption= music= Jerome… …   Wikipedia

  • The Cat and the Fiddle (album) — For the nursery rhyme, see Hey Diddle Diddle. For the 1934 MGM film, see The Cat and the Fiddle. For the Jerome Kern musical, see The Cat and the Fiddle (musical). Infobox Album Name = Cat the Fiddle Type = studio Artist = Papa John Creach… …   Wikipedia

  • I'm the Fiddle Man — Infobox Album Name = I m the Fiddle Man Type = studio Artist = Papa John Creach Released = 1975 Recorded = 1975 at Golden West Sound Recorders, Hollywood Genre = Rock Blues rock Length = Label = Buddah Records Producer = Eddie Martinez Reviews =… …   Wikipedia

  • On the Fiddle — Directed by Cyril Frankel Produced by Benjamin Fisz Written by R.F. Delderfield (novel) Harold Buchman Starring …   Wikipedia

  • on the fiddle — ► involved in dishonest behaviour, usually to get money: »One in two holidaymakers claiming for lost luggage could be on the fiddle, claims a leading travel insurance firm. Main Entry: ↑fiddle …   Financial and business terms

  • on the fiddle — Meaning Engaged in corruption. Origin In the Navy, or perhaps any ship in years gone by, sailors received their meals on a square plate with a raised edge called the fiddle. I they were to overfill their plate they were said to be On the fiddle …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • on the fiddle — (UK) Someone who is stealing money from work is on the fiddle, especially if they are doing it by fraud …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • (be) on the fiddle — be on the ˈfiddle idiom (BrE) to be doing sth dishonest to get money • Their accountant has been on the fiddle for years. Main entry: ↑fiddleidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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