Be played like a fiddle phrase informal
If someone is played like a fiddle, he or she is skillfully manipulated by someone for their own needs, ends, or benefits.
On our travel to Thailand, I was played like a fiddle by a salesgirl to buy a T-shirt at a high price.
Can't you see that the Jordan Air shoes are totally fake? You're being played like a fiddle by your friend.
He's just flattering you to achieve his goal. You have been played like a fiddle.
To be under the control of someone or something
To skilfully manipulate someone to serve one's own needs, ends, or benefits
To control someone by using your knowledge about their past or misdeeds.
The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.
To bear too many problems or responsibilities
I am carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders as I am the last participant who will to win or to lose our team.