Meaning of good cop, bad cop | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C2]

Examples

“There was an understanding between the two that they would play good cop, bad cop on occasion as Canada moved closer to war.”

“If you see the other side playing good cop, bad cop on you, ask them directly, “Are you playing good cop, bad cop with me?” Call out the bad behavior.”

“It is the rules that force them to play good cop, bad cop to get a confession (see also interrogation).”

“Are Macron and Merkel playing good cop, bad cop with Trump?”

“Or the two of you are playing ‘Good Cop, Bad Cop’ and you’re the Good Cop.”

“We’d take turns playing “Good Cop, Bad Cop.””

“"Were they having an affair?" Bad Cop Pall asked. I'd played Good Cop, Bad Cop myself. "He's a good-looking guy. Wife was pregnant, we hear. Maybe she went off sex. Pretty colleague, isolated spot, working together all the time: Who'd blame them?"”

“Once again atop the high bank and by the prison perimeter, we soon were surrounded by four correction officers. Two began playing “Good Cop, Bad Cop.” Bad Cop wanted my camera.”

“The two officers played “Good Cop, Bad Cop” just like on television. The nice one asked if I had any other activities to confess.”

““The Time-space Man was trying to make you stay away from the other world, but these middle-aged women came here on their own. Isn’t that contradictory? Are they playing Good Cop, Bad Cop to shake us up?””

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