fast and loose

Example Sentences

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Banks have acquired a certain reputation for profiteering from customers, especially less well-heeled customers, and playing fast and loose with the facts about their costs and profits.

From Los Angeles Times

Responding to the figures, Chief Secretary to the Treasury James Murray said the government would "never play fast and loose with the public finances".

From BBC

Now there’s an argument across social media: Did Sweeney and the retailer play fast and loose with eugenics to sell jeans?

From Los Angeles Times

The independent financial advisers we have spoken to - who compete for customers with estate agents' in-house services - say this pressure can lead to some agents in the industry playing fast and loose with the rules.

From BBC

Darren Jones, chief secretary to the Treasury, said the government would "never play fast and loose with the public finances" and reiterated that the rules on borrowing were "non-negotiable".

From BBC