play footsie
idiom
informal
1
: to secretly touch another person's foot with one's own foot as a way of showing sexual attraction
He was playing footsie with her under the dining room table.
2
: to secretly work with or help someone in a way that is dishonest or wrong
world leaders playing footsie with terrorists
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At the same time, its decision to play footsie with conspiracies related to election software (as opposed to embracing them wholesale) has been damning in two ways.
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Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 4 Feb. 2021
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Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 4 Feb. 2021
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“Play footsie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20footsie. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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