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play along

verb

  1. intrusually foll bywith to cooperate (with), esp as a temporary measure
  2. tr to manipulate as if in a game, esp for one's own advantage

    he played the widow along until she gave him her money

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Cooperate or pretend to cooperate, as in They decided to play along with the robbers, at least for a while . [ Colloquial ; 1920s]
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Example Sentences

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He added: "I believe the school tried to use the police to close down legitimate inquiries, and for some reason the constabulary played along."

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For a moment, she played along, “Well, he is a puppet,” she said, “but no.”

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Though Hezbollah is playing along for now, there’s little expectation it would accept a more thorough disarmament, said Karim el-Mufti, a senior lecturer in global affairs at Sciences Po, a university in Paris.

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Children, unaware of the crisis their parents confronted, nurtured dolls and played along the fence.

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It only takes a few assurances from people he’s put his trust in overnight – who, like "The Goat," are presenting themselves inauthentically – for him to keep playing along.

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