| 释义 |
play false
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | play false - conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"bamboozle, lead by the nose, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow, hoodwinkdeceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" |
play false
play (one) falseold-fashioned To deceive one; to cheat or swindle one. I insisted that they offer something as a collateral before we entered the deal, lest they play us false with their offer. The rogue had been playing the old lady false for nearly a year, preying on her trusting nature to bilk her out of her fortune.See also: false, playplay falseDeceive or betray one, as in If my memory does not play false, I met them years ago in Italy. [Late 1500s] See also: false, playEncyclopediaSeefalseFinancialSeeplayplay false
Synonyms for play falseverb conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an endSynonyms- bamboozle
- lead by the nose
- pull the wool over someone's eyes
- snow
- hoodwink
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