- play games (with someone)
- play games (with someone)Fig. to use clever strategies against someone. •
Come on! Stop playing games with me. Let's talk this over.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
play games (with someone)
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play games with someone — If you are not completely honest, or behave in a way that is insincere, evasive or intentionally misleading, you are playing games with someone. Look, stop playing games with us. Just tell us if you re interested in the project or not … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
play games with — To amuse oneself by causing inconvenience to (someone) • • • Main Entry: ↑game … Useful english dictionary
play games — phrasal : to try to hide the truth from someone by deceptive means * * * play games phrase to behave in a silly way by not saying what you really think or by not being serious enough Stop playing games and tell him what you really feel. Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
play games — to deceive someone about what you intend to do. I don t think they ever really intended to buy the software. They were just playing games with us. (often + with) … New idioms dictionary
List of games with concealed rules — These are games where the rules are intentionally concealed from new players, either because their discovery is part of the game itself, or because the game is a hoax and the rules do not exist. In fiction, the counterpart of the first category… … Wikipedia
play — play1 [ pleı ] verb *** ▸ 1 take part in sport/game ▸ 2 make music/sound ▸ 3 have part in play, etc. ▸ 4 when children have fun ▸ 5 when light moves ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take part in a sport or game: The girls are out… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
play */*/*/ — I UK [pleɪ] / US verb Word forms play : present tense I/you/we/they play he/she/it plays present participle playing past tense played past participle played 1) [intransitive/transitive] to take part in a sport or game The children were playing… … English dictionary
play — [plā] vi. [ME plein < OE plegan, to play, be active] 1. to move lightly, rapidly, or erratically; flutter [sunlight playing on the waves] 2. to amuse oneself, as by taking part in a game or sport; engage in recreation 3. to take active part in … English World dictionary
play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games … Dictionary of contemporary English
play — 1 /pleI/ verb 1 CHILDREN (I, T) when children play, they do things that they enjoy, often together or with toys: The children ran off to play on the beach. | play sth: The boys were playing soldiers. | I don t want to play that game! (+ with):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
play — verb 1》 engage in games or other activities for enjoyment rather than for a serious or practical purpose. ↘amuse oneself by engaging in imaginative pretence. ↘(play with) treat inconsiderately for one s own amusement: she likes to play… … English new terms dictionary
