play (someone) like a fiddle

To easily and deftly manipulate someone to suit one's own needs, ends, or benefits. That travelling salesman played me like a fiddle. Now what am I going to do with all this junk that he convinced me to buy? Can't you see that his flattery is totally insincere? He's playing you like a fiddle!

See also: fiddle, like, play

See also:

be played like a fiddle
get played like a fiddle
play (something) off as (something else)
fiddle
be second fiddle (to someone)
(as) fit as a fiddle
be as fit as a fiddle
fit as a fiddle
play second fiddle to (someone)
belly fiddle

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