| 单词 | to play low |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto play low P2. to play low: to play or gamble for stakes of a small amount; (also) to play a card of low value. Cf. to play high at high adv. Phrases 4. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > play games of chance [verb (intransitive)] > stake > type of stake to play high1640 butter1671 set up one's rest1680 to play low1735 paroli1835 to go one's pile1836 to go nap1894 parlay1895 double up1940 1735 Select Trials Old-Bailey II. 145/1 I said, let us play low. Some Words past between the Prisoner and Mr. Hawkins. I laid down three Half-Crowns. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxix. 251 What the deuce, man, are you alarmed about? We play low; I won last night. You don't suppose Crawley cheats? 1897 G. Allen Afr. Millionaire x. 255 We played low at first. The poet seldom staked; and when he did—a few pounds—he lost. 1929 F. Hackett Henry VIII ii. 51 He had played low, and lost. Angry with the cunning Ferdinand, he now decided to play high. 1979 J. Nicholson How to play Solo (rev. ed.) 17 If the person on your right leads the suit, you have to play low. 2003 K. Lederer Poker Face xiv. 155 I could never figure out why Joe played low. His skills at the table were, if not flawless, then at least profitable, and he should have moved up long before. < as lemmas |
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