if two people play good cop/bad cop with someone, one is friendly while the other behaves in a threatening way in order to make the person trust the ‘good cop’ and tell them the information they want to know
Synonyms and related words
Bribery and manipulation
be on the take
blackmail
bribe
play good cop/bad cop
phraseinformal
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if two people play good cop/bad cop with someone, one is friendly while the other behaves in a threatening way in order to make the person trust the “good cop” and tell them the information they want to know