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play along

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
play along (with someone or something)
1. Lit. to play a musical instrument with someone or a group. The trombonist sat down and began to play along with the others. Do you mind if I play along?
2. Fig. to pretend to cooperate with someone or something in a joke, scam, etc. I decided that I would play along with Larry for a while and see what would happen. I don't think I want to play along.
See also: along, play

play along (with somebody/something)
to seem to support or be friendly to someone or something He knew that if he didn't play along with the reporters, they would write unpleasant stories about him. I don't really like their idea that much but for now, it is probably a good idea simply to play along.
Related vocabulary: go along (with somebody/something)
See also: along, play


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