Idiom
play games
Meaning
To deceive; to lie about one's intentions.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Stop playing games and tell me the truth.”
“I want a serious answer about the contract, so please stop playing games with me.”
“The negotiator realized the other side was merely playing games to delay the final agreement until the deadline passed.”
Examples
simple
“Stop playing games and tell me the truth.”
contextual
“I want a serious answer about the contract, so please stop playing games with me.”
complex
“The negotiator realized the other side was merely playing games to delay the final agreement until the deadline passed.”
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