trifle with
phrasal verb
trifled with; trifling with; trifles with
: to treat or deal with (someone or something) in a way that shows a lack of proper respect or seriousness
You shouldn't trifle with their feelings.
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In season 2, Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In the 10-episode Season 2, Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Petty tyrants are trifling with science, national security, and the state’s economy.
—John Fund, National Review, 13 Oct. 2024
But experts warn that when temperatures reach dangerous levels, the heat is nothing to be trifled with, and access to air conditioning can be a matter of life or death for some people.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
Per the official synopsis, Season 2 finds Mark and his friends learning the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 July 2024
Elon Musk gave Bill Gates advance warning on Tuesday not to trifle with him again.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 July 2024
We’re entitled to take it personally when an ex-government official trifles with our safety and lives.
—WSJ, 16 June 2023
The playwright’s conceit is to portray living with the immunodeficiency virus as a facet of a satirical contest — as if a human’s health could be trifled with, laughed off.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In the 10-episode Season 2, Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Petty tyrants are trifling with science, national security, and the state’s economy.
—John Fund, National Review, 13 Oct. 2024
But experts warn that when temperatures reach dangerous levels, the heat is nothing to be trifled with, and access to air conditioning can be a matter of life or death for some people.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
Per the official synopsis, Season 2 finds Mark and his friends learning the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 July 2024
Elon Musk gave Bill Gates advance warning on Tuesday not to trifle with him again.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 July 2024
We’re entitled to take it personally when an ex-government official trifles with our safety and lives.
—WSJ, 16 June 2023
The playwright’s conceit is to portray living with the immunodeficiency virus as a facet of a satirical contest — as if a human’s health could be trifled with, laughed off.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
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“Trifle with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trifle%20with. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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