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Meaning of play games | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To deceive; to lie about one's intentions.

idiomatic

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.

See also

play God play gooseberry play hard to get play hardball play havoc play hell with