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fiddle

/ˈfɪd(ə)l

noun

1 informal A violin.This tradition is still at the heart of their music, with the female voices front-lining the instrumental textures of fiddle, guitars, accordion, bass and percussion....

He played violin, accordion, bass fiddle, and he would play any type of music.
Pedal steel and fiddle appear throughout the album, blending well with Paisley's drawl.

Synonyms

violin, viola, cello, double bass

historical kit

2 informal, chiefly British An act of defrauding, cheating, or falsifying: a major mortgage fiddle...

It has been alleged that the scam centres around cash fiddles at the large store, which is in Ocotal Way.
As Mars and others have documented, this point would seem to apply to a wide range of occupational scams and fiddles, ranging from the top-floor board room to the basement boiler room.
Crikey readers have contributed a lot of stories on circulation rorts, fiddles and the like over the past week or so, but here's another tale, a bit historical, which would be hysterical if it wasn't serious.

Synonyms

fraud, swindle, fix, wangle, confidence trick, ruse, wile, piece of deception, bit of sharp practice

informal racket, con trick, flimflam, sting

3British informal A small task that seems awkward and unnecessarily complex: inserting a tape is a bit of a fiddle...

A bit of a fiddle with the new Harry Cat story - it's taken on a life of its own and insists on going through at least a couple more versions.
I got my Ps2 Network adaptor, it was a bit of a fiddle to set up but it works now.
I'm one of the few people I know who fixes hardware purely through the laying on of hands - sometimes I have a bit of a fiddle and pull things out before putting them back in, or generally twiddle knobs and such.

4 Nautical A ledge or raised rim that prevents things from rolling or sliding off a table in rough seas.A fiddle is the guardrail that keeps objects like eyeglasses or ashtrays from falling off the ledge....

There is a cold moulded fiddle around the edge of the worktop with an integrated handrail.

verb

1 [no object] Touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way: Lena fiddled with her cup...

Jack fidgeted restlessly, fiddling with the chocolate bar in his hand.
Clancy nervously fiddled with his jacket zipper.
She nervously fiddled with the ties on her shirt.

Synonyms

fidget, play, toy, twiddle, fuss, fool about/around, trifle;

finger, thumb, handle, feel, touch;

waste time, act aimlessly

informal mess about/around, paw

1.1Tinker with something in an attempt to make minor adjustments or improvements: he fiddled with the blind, trying to prevent the sun from shining in her eyes...

And, of course, being Mr BW, he just had to fiddle with it and attempt to get it working again.
To test the Adjuster, we retrieved a Browning Hi-Power from the gun safe and began to fiddle with the two adjustment screws.
When they charge towards you and spin around barking bubbles, there is very little time to adjust and fiddle with a camera.

Synonyms

tinker, play about/around, tamper, meddle, interfere, monkey;

adjust

1.2 (fiddle around) Pass time aimlessly, without doing or achieving anything of substance.While the West is busily burning itself to the ground, these guys are busy ‘binding the spirit’ of the Blessed Virgin and fiddling around with other time-wasting junk....

Success is what we're after, not fiddling around debating things to do with the internal workings of the party.
Now I'm having a ball just fiddling around and discovering how it works (which is basically how I've learnt everything I know about computers and most other things in life).

2 [with object] informal, chiefly British Falsify (figures, data, or records), typically in order to gain money: everyone is fiddling their expenses...

After being told that there is not enough local criminal activity to justify their station's existence, three incompetent policemen decide to start manufacturing crimes to fiddle the figures.
There is no question of fiddling the figures here.
In spite of the messages of genuine support - from all areas of the local medical fraternity in particular - the fact remains that the figures were fiddled.

Synonyms

falsify, manipulate, massage, rig, distort, pervert, misrepresent, juggle, doctor, alter, tamper with, interfere with

informal cook, fix, diddle, finagle, flimflam, cook the books

3 [no object] informal Play the violin.Britten's setting is mimetic and operatic, the piano part consisting of a stylisation of the boy's fiddling, notated on one stave only....

It's time to retrace your steps to the Temple Bar: the pubs will soon be opening, the black vials of Guinness swilling over the bar and the fiddlers beginning to fiddle…
This one-woman band fiddled and jigged from Dent to Barrow to Bradford during her recent winter tour, bringing a smile to the faces of shoppers across the North.

Phrases

fiddle while Rome burns

(as) fit as a fiddle

on the fiddle

play second fiddle

Origin

Old English fithele, denoting a violin or similar instrument (originally not an informal or depreciatory term), related to Dutch vedel and German Fiedel, based on Latin vitulari 'celebrate a festival, be joyful', perhaps from Vitula, the name of a Roman goddess of joy and victory. Compare with viol.

In Old English fiddle was the usual word for a stringed instrument like a violin, based on Latin vitulari ‘to celebrate, be joyful’, which may come from Vitula, the name of a Roman goddess of joy and victory. In the sense ‘to swindle’ fiddle was first used in the 1630s. The connection with the instrument probably came from the idea that the ‘fiddler’ or player could make people ‘dance to his tune’. Expressions like fiddle-de-dee and fiddle-faddle, meaning ‘nonsense’, come from the idea of violin-playing being a trivial or pointless exercise, and in turn fiddle-faddle is the origin of fad.
When we criticize someone for concerning themselves with trivial affairs while ignoring serious matters, we may say that they are fiddling while Rome burns. This looks back to a story about the Roman emperor Nero. According to one historian, when Rome suffered from a disastrous fire Nero reacted by singing a song about the fall of Troy and accompanying himself on some instrument—not a fiddle, which had not been invented then. To play second fiddle is to take a less important role. The idea here is that you are there to support the person taking the leading part.

单词	fiddle
释义	fiddle /ˈfɪd(ə)l / noun 1 informal A violin.This tradition is still at the heart of their music, with the female voices front-lining the instrumental textures of fiddle, guitars, accordion, bass and percussion.... He played violin, accordion, bass fiddle, and he would play any type of music. Pedal steel and fiddle appear throughout the album, blending well with Paisley's drawl. Synonyms violin, viola, cello, double bass historical kit 2 informal, chiefly British An act of defrauding, cheating, or falsifying: a major mortgage fiddle... It has been alleged that the scam centres around cash fiddles at the large store, which is in Ocotal Way. As Mars and others have documented, this point would seem to apply to a wide range of occupational scams and fiddles, ranging from the top-floor board room to the basement boiler room. Crikey readers have contributed a lot of stories on circulation rorts, fiddles and the like over the past week or so, but here's another tale, a bit historical, which would be hysterical if it wasn't serious. Synonyms fraud, swindle, fix, wangle, confidence trick, ruse, wile, piece of deception, bit of sharp practice informal racket, con trick, flimflam, sting 3British informal A small task that seems awkward and unnecessarily complex: inserting a tape is a bit of a fiddle... A bit of a fiddle with the new Harry Cat story - it's taken on a life of its own and insists on going through at least a couple more versions. I got my Ps2 Network adaptor, it was a bit of a fiddle to set up but it works now. I'm one of the few people I know who fixes hardware purely through the laying on of hands - sometimes I have a bit of a fiddle and pull things out before putting them back in, or generally twiddle knobs and such. 4 Nautical A ledge or raised rim that prevents things from rolling or sliding off a table in rough seas.A fiddle is the guardrail that keeps objects like eyeglasses or ashtrays from falling off the ledge.... There is a cold moulded fiddle around the edge of the worktop with an integrated handrail. verb 1 [no object] Touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way: Lena fiddled with* her cup... Jack fidgeted restlessly, fiddling with the chocolate bar in his hand. Clancy nervously fiddled with his jacket zipper. She nervously fiddled with the ties on her shirt. Synonyms fidget, play, toy, twiddle, fuss, fool about/around, trifle; finger, thumb, handle, feel, touch; waste time, act aimlessly informal* mess about/around, paw 1.1Tinker with something in an attempt to make minor adjustments or improvements: he fiddled with* the blind, trying to prevent the sun from shining in her eyes... And, of course, being Mr BW, he just had to fiddle with it and attempt to get it working again. To test the Adjuster, we retrieved a Browning Hi-Power from the gun safe and began to fiddle with the two adjustment screws. When they charge towards you and spin around barking bubbles, there is very little time to adjust and fiddle with a camera. Synonyms tinker, play about/around, tamper, meddle, interfere, monkey; adjust 1.2 (fiddle around) Pass time aimlessly, without doing or achieving anything of substance.While the West is busily burning itself to the ground, these guys are busy ‘binding the spirit’ of the Blessed Virgin and fiddling around with other time-wasting junk.... Success is what we're after, not fiddling around debating things to do with the internal workings of the party. Now I'm having a ball just fiddling around and discovering how it works (which is basically how I've learnt everything I know about computers and most other things in life). 2 [with object]* informal, chiefly British Falsify (figures, data, or records), typically in order to gain money: everyone is fiddling their expenses... After being told that there is not enough local criminal activity to justify their station's existence, three incompetent policemen decide to start manufacturing crimes to fiddle the figures. There is no question of fiddling the figures here. In spite of the messages of genuine support - from all areas of the local medical fraternity in particular - the fact remains that the figures were fiddled. Synonyms falsify, manipulate, massage, rig, distort, pervert, misrepresent, juggle, doctor, alter, tamper with, interfere with informal cook, fix, diddle, finagle, flimflam, cook the books 3 [no object] informal Play the violin.Britten's setting is mimetic and operatic, the piano part consisting of a stylisation of the boy's fiddling, notated on one stave only.... It's time to retrace your steps to the Temple Bar: the pubs will soon be opening, the black vials of Guinness swilling over the bar and the fiddlers beginning to fiddle… This one-woman band fiddled and jigged from Dent to Barrow to Bradford during her recent winter tour, bringing a smile to the faces of shoppers across the North. Phrases fiddle while Rome burns (as) fit as a fiddle on the fiddle play second fiddle Origin Old English fithele, denoting a violin or similar instrument (originally not an informal or depreciatory term), related to Dutch vedel and German Fiedel, based on Latin vitulari 'celebrate a festival, be joyful', perhaps from Vitula, the name of a Roman goddess of joy and victory. Compare with viol. In Old English fiddle was the usual word for a stringed instrument like a violin, based on Latin vitulari ‘to celebrate, be joyful’, which may come from Vitula, the name of a Roman goddess of joy and victory. In the sense ‘to swindle’ fiddle was first used in the 1630s. The connection with the instrument probably came from the idea that the ‘fiddler’ or player could make people ‘dance to his tune’. Expressions like fiddle-de-dee and fiddle-faddle, meaning ‘nonsense’, come from the idea of violin-playing being a trivial or pointless exercise, and in turn fiddle-faddle is the origin of fad. When we criticize someone for concerning themselves with trivial affairs while ignoring serious matters, we may say that they are fiddling while Rome burns. This looks back to a story about the Roman emperor Nero. According to one historian, when Rome suffered from a disastrous fire Nero reacted by singing a song about the fall of Troy and accompanying himself on some instrument—not a fiddle, which had not been invented then. To play second fiddle is to take a less important role. The idea here is that you are there to support the person taking the leading part. Rhymes griddle, kiddle, Liddell, middle, piddle, riddle, twiddle
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