play someone like a violin
To control or manipulate someone, especially by playing on their emotionsTo control or manipulate someone, especially by playing on their emotions.
» He plays the violin very well.
Er spielt sehr gut Geige. — Haehnchenpaella
Он прекрасно играет на скрипке. — ae5s
Он играет на скрипке очень хорошо. — odexed
Он очень хорошо играет на скрипке. — odexed
Він чудово грає на скрипці. — JeNNeR
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To control or manipulate someone, especially by playing on their emotions.
Examples
119 sentencesHe plays the violin very well.
Він чудово грає на скрипці. — JeNNeR
ruОн прекрасно играет на скрипке. — ae5s
deEr spielt sehr gut Geige. — Haehnchenpaella
How well do you play the violin?
Наскільки добре ти граєш на скрипці? — deniko
deWie gut kannst du Geige spielen? — Waldelfe
Tom wanted Mary to play the violin.
Том хотів, щоб Мері грала на скрипці. — deniko
ruТом хотел, чтобы Мэри сыграла на скрипке. — odexed
By the way, do you play the violin?
Між іншим, ви граєте на скрипці? — leyla
ruМежду прочим, вы играете на скрипке? — leyla
deÜbrigens, spielst du Violine? — Serienchiller
Have you ever heard Tom play the violin?
Ти коли-небудь чув, щоб Том грав на скрипці? — deniko
ruТы когда-нибудь слышал, чтобы Том играл на скрипке? — marafon
Translations
2 languagesForms
plays someone like a violin, playing someone like a violin, played someone like a violin, played someone like a violin| Base form | play someone like a violin · to play someone like a violin |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plays someone like a violin |
| Present participle | playing someone like a violin |
| Past simple | played someone like a violin |
| Past participle | played someone like a violin |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | play someone like a violin |
| he, she, it | plays someone like a violin |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | played someone like a violin |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have played someone like a violin |
| he, she, it | has played someone like a violin |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will play someone like a violin |
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle