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Meanings of play the fiddle in English

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Usage of play the fiddle in English
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There was invariably some musical genius present who could play the fiddle.
David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
2
She told Andrew Marr that it was a challenge to play the fiddle.
BBC
3
They were too busy to play the fiddle or write pieces of poetry.
The Story of Mankind
4
He can play the fiddle nearly as well as his master.
The Drums of Jeopardy
5
I s' tak' it to Dooble Sanny; he can play the fiddle fine.
Robert Falconer
6
They teach him to play the fiddle, flute, and clarinet like an angel.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 184...
7
Ye canna play the fiddle till ye can gar 't greit.
Robert Falconer
8
For you have to be something to play the fiddle, Ninette.'
The Poems and Prose of Ernest Dowson, With a Memoir by Arthur Sy...
9
The desire to hear her play the fiddle in the gardens gained upon me.
Memoirs of My Dead Life
10
He kin do the chores in the day-time, an' play the fiddle at night.
The Ruling Passion: Tales of Nature and Human Nature
11
There was a fellow also to play the fiddle, and another for a horn.
Oddsfish!
12
When they danced, somebody would play the fiddle for them.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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I had to dance with the dogs, and I was taught to play the fiddle.
The Children's Pilgrimage
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I'm going to my studio to play the fiddle.
Spring Days
15
I'll play the fiddle, and you and the minister-no ,no , Idon'tmean the minister!
Geoffrey Strong
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I often perform in the theatre downstairs while upstairs people speak Irish and play the fiddle.
The Irish Times
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