toy with the idea
1toy\ with\ the\ idea — • toy with an idea • toy with the idea v. phr. To consider an idea or an offer periodically without coming to a decision. He was toying with the idea of accepting the company s offer of the vice presidency in Tokyo, but he was unable to decide …
2toy with the idea — If you consider something without giving it serious thought, you toy with the idea. Sally has often toyed with the idea of moving abroad, but she s still here! …
3toy\ with\ an\ idea — • toy with an idea • toy with the idea v. phr. To consider an idea or an offer periodically without coming to a decision. He was toying with the idea of accepting the company s offer of the vice presidency in Tokyo, but he was unable to decide …
4toy with (something) — 1. to think about something but not seriously. We re toying with the idea of going to Peru next year. 2. to handle something or move it around without any clear purpose. As he was speaking, he toyed nervously with a button on his jacket …
5toy with — verb take into consideration, have in view (Freq. 1) He entertained the notion of moving to South America • Syn: ↑entertain, ↑think of, ↑flirt with, ↑think about • Hypernyms: ↑contemplate …
6toy with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms toy with : present tense I/you/we/they toy with he/she/it toys with present participle toying with past tense toyed with past participle toyed with 1) a) toy with something to keep touching or moving something …
7toy with — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you toy with an idea, you consider it casually without making any decisions about it. [V P n] He toyed with the idea of going to China... [V P n] For a time he had toyed with the notion of becoming a doctor. 2) PHRASAL VERB If… …
8toy with an — or[the idea] {v. phr.} To consider an idea or an offer periodically without coming to a decision. * /He was toying with the idea of accepting the company s offer of the vice presidency in Tokyo, but he was unable to decide./ …
9toy with an — or[the idea] {v. phr.} To consider an idea or an offer periodically without coming to a decision. * /He was toying with the idea of accepting the company s offer of the vice presidency in Tokyo, but he was unable to decide./ …
10flirt with the thought — toy with the idea, consider the idea …
