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play at something

to pretend to be doing something. You are not fixing the car, you are just playing at repair work! Stop playing at doing the dishes and get the job done.

See also: play

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Think you that I play at jetan for you without first knowing something of the stake for which I play? The Chessmen of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context " said Groslow, sighing; "there is something still more wearisome, and that is not to play at all. Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context But the phonograph was right behind them and could run and play at the same time. The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context			plant on plaster plaster hair down plaster onto plaster over plaster up plaster with plate platter play play a big part play a bit part play a blinder play a joke play a joke on play a part in play a straight bat play a trick on play a waiting game play ace play against play along play around play around with play as play at play at own game play away from home play back play ball play ball with play both ends play both ends against the middle play by ear play cards close to chest play cards right play cat and mouse play cat and mouse with play dead play devil's advocate play dirty play down play down to play fair play fast and loose play fast and loose with play first chair play footsie play footsie with play for play for a fool			play ace play act Play action pass Play actor play against play aggression play aggression play aggression play aggression play along play along play along play along play along play along Play Along Toys play an old warhorse Play and Early Years Training Unit Play and Find Out Play and Learn Social Skills Play Area Improvement Programme play around play around play around play around play around play around Play Around the Christmas Tree play around with play as play at play at full blast play at own game play away from home play back play back play back play back play back play back play ball play ball play ball play ball play ball play ball play ball with play both ends play both ends against the middle play both ends against the middle play both ends against the middle play both ends against the middle play both ends against the middle play both ends against the middle Play boy Play boy Play by E-Mail Play by ear Play by ear Play by ear Play by ear

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