trifle : Idioms & Phrases
a trifle
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adverb to a small degree; somewhat
a bit; a little.
- it's a bit warm
- felt a little better
- a trifle smaller
WordNet
To trifle with
- to play the fool with; to treat without respect or seriousness; to mock; as, to trifle with one's feelings, or with sacred things.
Webster 1913
trifle away
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verb spend wastefully
wanton; wanton away.
- wanton one's money away
