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play at

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play at something

to pretend to do something. The two men thought they might trick their guards by playing at sleep.

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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

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play a joke
play a straight bat
play a/the waiting game
play ace
play along
play around
play around with

play at
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play away from home
play back
play ball
play both ends against the middle
play by ear
play cards right

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