Idiom
play a part
Meaning
To be involved in such a way to affect the outcome, to be a contributing factor.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Your hard work played a part in our success.”
“The rainy weather played a part in the traffic jam that made me late for work.”
“Economic instability played a significant part in the collapse of the government, as citizens grew increasingly frustrated with the rising cost of living.”
Examples
simple
“Your hard work played a part in our success.”
contextual
“The rainy weather played a part in the traffic jam that made me late for work.”
complex
“Economic instability played a significant part in the collapse of the government, as citizens grew increasingly frustrated with the rising cost of living.”
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