dally with sb
(also dally with sb's affections) — phrasal verb with dally /ˈdæl.i/ verb [I] old-fashionedDefinition
› to be romantically or sexually involved with someone, usually for a short time, without really loving them: It's cruel the way she just dallies with his affections.Sexual attractionAttractive
(Definition of dally with sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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