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English / phrasal verb

Toy with

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To consider an idea, plan, or option casually without full commitment

In context

01

Frustrated by delayed responses, I began to toy with the idea of taking the retailer to the consumer court.

02

The electronics company cannot toy with customer safety by ignoring known battery defects.

Synonyms

entertain,dabble in,ponder

Antonyms

commit to,pursue earnestly,finalize

Collocations

toy with the idea,toy with litigation,toy with alternatives

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗