{"id":1444,"date":"2016-09-15T15:57:19","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T15:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1444"},"modified":"2016-09-15T15:57:19","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T15:57:19","slug":"idioms-with-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/idioms-with-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Idioms with play"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a list of idioms formed with play.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Make great play of<\/strong><\/p>\n

To make great play of something is to draw attention to it in an exaggerated way.<\/p>\n

Play about<\/strong><\/p>\n

To play about is to behave in a casual manner.<\/p>\n

Play along<\/strong><\/p>\n

To play along is to pretend to cooperate.<\/p>\n

Play it by ear<\/strong><\/p>\n

To play it by ear is to proceed without having formed a plan.<\/p>\n

Play something down<\/strong><\/p>\n

To play something down is to disguise the importance of something.<\/p>\n

Play for time<\/strong><\/p>\n

To play for time is to use excuses or unnecessary acts to gain time.<\/p>\n

Play into someone\u2019s hands<\/strong><\/p>\n

To play into someone\u2019s hands is to give someone an advantage without meaning to do so.<\/p>\n

Play someone off against another<\/strong><\/p>\n

To play someone off against another is to bring one person into conflict with another for your own advantage.<\/p>\n

Play with fire<\/strong><\/p>\n

To play with fire is to take foolish risks.<\/p>\n

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