Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - toy with

1. If you toy with an idea, you consider it casually without making any decisions about it. He toyed with the idea of going to China... PHRASAL VERB: V P n 2. If you toy with food or drink, you do not eat or drink it with any enthusiasm, but only take a bite or a little drink from time to time. She had no appetite, and merely toyed with the bread and cheese. PHRASAL VERB: V P n