Usually means: Behave recklessly with truth, rules.
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  1. play fast and loose: Merriam-Webster
  2. play fast and loose: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. play fast and loose: Collins English Dictionary
  4. play fast and loose: Wiktionary
  5. play fast and loose: Dictionary.com
  6. play fast and loose: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. Play fast and loose: World Wide Words
  8. Play fast and loose: Phrase Finder

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  1. play fast and loose: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. play fast and loose: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (play fast and loose)

verb:  (idiomatic) To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits one's purpose.
verb:  (idiomatic) To be recklessly inaccurate, inappropriate, or otherwise ignoring guidelines and conventions.
verb:  (idiomatic) To act in a tricky, inconstant way, saying one thing and doing another.

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