play the papers
play the papers
To gamble. Primarily heard in US. If you keep playing the papers, you'll have no money left at all! I refuse to lend him any more money until he stops playing the papers!
See also: paper, play
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- gamble on
- gamble on (someone or something)
- come into (some) money
- come into money
- be made of money
- color of someone's money, see the
- a lot of moola
- cheese-paring
- funny money
- be (right) on the money