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play games

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play games (with someone)
Fig. to use clever strategies against someone. Come on! Stop playing games with me. Let's talk this over.
See also: game, play

play games
to deceive someone about what you intend to do (often + with ) I don't think they ever really intended to buy the software. They were just playing games with us.
See also: game, play

play games
to lie or behave in a way that is not completely honest We're not playing games when we say we need more help to finish this project.
See also: game, play


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You know you're not allowed to play games on Sunday.
Do they know that I play games exactly like real boys?
Polly, who had paused to listen to the edifying chat, parted the belligerents, and finding the poor things tired, cross, and sleepy, yet unable to go home till sent for, proposed to play games.
 
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