play (right) into (one's) hands

To unwittingly do exactly what someone wants or needs in order for their plans or schemes to succeed. Don't waste your time investigating her husband! You're playing into the real killer's hands! These media reports play right into the senator's hands—he just wants something else to distract from the important issues.See also: hand, play

play into someone's hands

Fig. [for a person one is scheming against] to assist one in one's scheming without realizing it. John is doing exactly what I hoped he would. He's playing into my hands. John played into my hands by taking the cash he found in my desk. I caught him and had him arrested.See also: hand, play

play into someone's hands

COMMON If you play into someone's hands, you do something that gives them an advantage over you or helps them defeat you. Trying to prevent an investigation plays right into the hands of our critics. Differences of opinion over policy could play into the hands of the country's enemies.See also: hand, play

play into someone's hands

act in such a way as unintentionally to give someone an advantage.See also: hand, play

ˌplay (right) into somebody’s ˈhands

do exactly what an enemy, opponent, etc. wants so that they gain the advantage in a particular situation: The thieves played right into the hands of the law by trying to sell stolen property to a police informer.See also: hand, play

play into (someone's) hands

To act or behave so as to give an advantage to an opponent.See also: hand, play

单词	play (right) into (one's) hands
释义	play (right) into (one's) hands play (right) into (one's) hands To unwittingly do exactly what someone wants or needs in order for their plans or schemes to succeed. Don't waste your time investigating her husband! You're playing into the real killer's hands! These media reports play right into the senator's hands—he just wants something else to distract from the important issues.See also: hand, play play into someone's hands Fig. [for a person one is scheming against] to assist one in one's scheming without realizing it. John is doing exactly what I hoped he would. He's playing into my hands. John played into my hands by taking the cash he found in my desk. I caught him and had him arrested.See also: hand, play play into someone's hands COMMON If you play into someone's hands, you do something that gives them an advantage over you or helps them defeat you. Trying to prevent an investigation plays right into the hands of our critics. Differences of opinion over policy could play into the hands of the country's enemies.See also: hand, play play into someone's hands act in such a way as unintentionally to give someone an advantage.See also: hand, play ˌplay (right) into somebody’s ˈhands do exactly what an enemy, opponent, etc. wants so that they gain the advantage in a particular situation: The thieves played right into the hands of the law by trying to sell stolen property to a police informer.See also: hand, play play into (someone's) hands To act or behave so as to give an advantage to an opponent.See also: hand, play
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