fast and loose
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Yet the mifepristone case is the latest in a series of recent examples of conservative jurists playing fast and loose with the words concrete and particularized.
From Slate
Fox has been able to claw some of its audience back, by playing fast and loose with the facts.
From Salon
This wouldn't be the first time that Weathers has played fast and loose with liquor laws in the interest of marketing Ultra Right.
From Salon
“A guy who has been in higher levels of power for ages, and kind of plays fast and loose with what he does,” he said.
From Seattle Times
Appearing on the same programme, shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said Labour would "not play fast and loose" with the nation's finances, if it returned to power after the next general election.
From BBC
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