to play footsie (with)

  • 1play footsie with someone — play footsie with (someone) mainly American to be involved with a person or an organization secretly, because you know that other people will not approve. The government never forgave him for playing footsie with the terrorists …

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  • 2play footsie with — (someone) mainly American to be involved with a person or an organization secretly, because you know that other people will not approve. The government never forgave him for playing footsie with the terrorists …

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  • 3play footsie with someone — informal phrase to show sexual interest in someone by touching their feet with yours, usually under a table Thesaurus: to start a romantic or sexual relationshipsynonym Main entry: footsie …

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  • 4play footsie with somebody — play ˈfootsie with sb idiom to touch sb s feet lightly with your own feet, especially under a table, as an expression of affection or sexual interest Main entry: ↑footsieidiom …

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  • 5play footsie with someone — informal to show sexual interest in someone by touching their feet with yours, usually under a table …

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  • 6play footsie —    If you play footsie with someone, you touch their feet lightly, especially under the table, to show your interest.     Pete says they were playing footsie at the office Christmas lunch …

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  • 7play footsie — ( ● foot * * * touch someone s feet in such a way ■ work with someone in a close but covert way the FBI reported that the delegate was playing footsie with the Soviets * * * play footsie informal 1 : to secretly touch another person s foot with… …

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  • 8play footsie(s) with — idi+inf play footsie(s) with a) to flirt with, esp. by furtively touching someone s foot or leg b) to engage in clandestine or illicit relations with …

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  • 9play footsie — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Touch the feet of a member of the opposite sex under the table as an act of flirtation. * /Have you at least played footsie with her?/ 2. To engage in any sort of flirtation or collaboration, especially in a… …

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  • 10play footsie — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Touch the feet of a member of the opposite sex under the table as an act of flirtation. * /Have you at least played footsie with her?/ 2. To engage in any sort of flirtation or collaboration, especially in a… …

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