play the field

[play the field] {v. phr.}, {informal}

To date many different people; not always have dates with the same person.

* /Al had a steady girlfriend, but John was playing the field./

* /Jim was crazy about Mary, but she was still playing the field./

Contrast: GO STEADY.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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