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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

toying

You are toying with me

Does the sentence above mean 'You are playing games with me'?

Thanks in advance!
  

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Hello New2, Yes, it can do. Or it can suggest the way a cat plays with a mouse. Generally, "to toy with something" means "to treat something as a toy or a plaything".

— MrPedantic

  • Hello New2, Yes, it can do.
  • Or it can suggest the way a cat plays with a mouse.
  • Generally, "to toy with something" means "to treat something as a toy or a plaything".
  • All the best, MrP
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Hello New2,

Yes, it can do. Or it can suggest the way a cat plays with a mouse.

Generally, "to toy with something" means "to treat something as a toy or a plaything".

All the best,

MrP
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