Let's just play for nickels, okay?
•We will play for dollar bills.
2. to play for a particular reason, other than winning. •We are just playing for fun.
•They are not competing. They are playing for practice.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
make a play for something — phrase to try and get something such as an important job or position Jim made a play for head of department, but didn’t succeed. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get somethingsynonym Main entry: play * * * make a ˈplay for sb/sth idiom … Useful english dictionary
make a play for something — make a play for (something) to try to get something. It was rumoured that he would make a play for the director s post … New idioms dictionary
make a play for something — to try and get something such as an important job or position Jim made a play for head of department, but didn t succeed … English dictionary
play on something — play on (something) to use something for your own advantage. The news reports just seemed to play on people s emotions … New idioms dictionary
Play for Today — was a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. Over three hundred original plays, most between an hour and ninety minutes in length, were transmitted during the fourteen year period … Wikipedia
play for laughs — see ↑play, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑laugh play for laughs (or play (something) for laughs) : to act in a funny way that makes people laugh She s fantastic in serious roles, but she also knows how to play for laughs. Most performers would have taken a … Useful english dictionary
play for time — If you play for time, you delay something because because you are not ready or need more time to thing about it. Eg. I knew I had to play for time until the police arrived … The small dictionary of idiomes
play for high stakes — ► to take big risks in order to achieve something that you really want: »The Prime Minister is playing for high stakes, at the risk of alienating public opinion. Main Entry: ↑play … Financial and business terms
play for time — STALL, temporize, delay, hold back, hang fire, procrastinate, drag one s feet. → play * * * play for time To delay action or decision in the hope or belief that conditions will become more favourable later • • • Main Entry: ↑play * * * play for… … Useful english dictionary
play for time — If you play for time, you try to delay or prevent something from happening in order to gain an advantage. He decided to play for time in the hope that the price would decrease … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
play for keeps — American & Australian, informal to do something very seriously and not just for enjoyment. These arms dealers play for keeps they want the best weapons available and will do anything to get them … New idioms dictionary
