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play ball (informal) to agree to do what someone asks you to do, or to agree to work with someone in order to achieve something together (usually negative) Fourteen out of the fifteen nations have agreed to the new restrictions but one country still refuses to play ball. play ball (slang) to agree to do what you have been told or encouraged to do He was warned to keep his mouth shut and play ball, and that's pretty much what he did. Usage notes: often used to suggest that you do not approve of what you are told to do play ball (with somebody) to agree to do something the way someone else wants you to Critics say the agency has been pressured to play ball with drug companies. Related vocabulary: go along (with somebody/something)Etymology: play ball is said to start a baseball game by the official who controls the game How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Yes; we used to play ball together in the Caviar Islands. This did not give him any authority, except now and then he could advise his friends to change their hunting-grounds; but Kotuko used it to domineer a little, in the lazy, fat Inuit fashion, over the other boys, when they came out at night to play ball in the moonlight, or to sing the Child's Song to the Aurora Borealis. |
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