play it cheap
idiomTo be frugal or stingy.
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cheap drunk
Someone who is easily intoxicated.
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cheap thrill
Something simple and inexpensive done for pleasure.
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child's play
Something particularly easy or simple.
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fold like a cheap suit
To give up easily; capitulate.
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go play in the traffic
To go elsewhere and feel free to engage in risky behavior; to get lost.
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grandstand play
A successful play or other manoeuvre during a sporting competition in which one or more players shows off unnecessarily in order to entertain or impress the spectators.
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hold cheap
To have a low esteem for (someone or something); to hold in contempt; to look down upon.
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hold-up play
A play where an attacker retains possession of the ball, while the teammates can move up the field.