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Meaning of play games | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To deceive; to lie about one's intentions.

idiomatic

Equivalents

日本語 お茶を濁す
한국어 게임하다

Examples

“Stop playing games with me and tell me the truth.”
“"Accusing Governor Carey of playing games with taxpayers in his $12.7 billion budget, the Senate majority leader, Warren M. Anderson of Binghamton, said today that it would face rough sledding, in the Republican led State Senate." - New York Times, 1979”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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