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play the game |
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play the game to behave in a way that is accepted or demanded by those in authority. You have to learn to play the game if you want to be successful at work. play the game to act in the correct or expected way. Some people do well just because they know how to play 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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Felix here, who knows him best, says that he will not come because he prefers ever to play the game from outside the circle, a looker-on to all appearance, yet sometimes wielding an unseen force. Those "fellows," as he called them, "are only fit to mark the points, while we play the game. He was a man's man primarily, and the instinct in him to play the game of life was strong. |
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