잉글리쉬쇼핑

전체 | 어휘 | 표현 | 숙어 | 슬랭 | 콩글리쉬
미드/생활표현 | 사람/표현/명사

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  Play cat and mouse with  to tease or fool someone/something by pretending to let them go free and then catching him/her/it again(…을 가지고 놀다, 마음대로 다루다, 희롱하다; 계략을 쓰다, 기회를 기다리다): The boxer was playing cat and mouse with his opponent although he could have won the match easily.
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  Play down  to give less emphasis to someone/something, to make someone/something seem less important(~을 폄하하다[깎아내리다], 경시하다): The politician played down the survey that showed that he was becoming less popular.
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  Play dumb/ignorant  to pretend to be ignorant(…에 대해 모른 척하다, 모르쇠로 일관하다): I played dumb when my boss asked me if I knew about the problems with the telephone.
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  Play fair  to do something by the rules(규정에 따라 공정하게 행동하다, 떳떳하게 굴다; 정당하게 승부하다): The politician was not playing fair during the election campaign.
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  Play fast and loose  behave in an irresponsible way and don't respect rules(~을) 아무렇게나 대하다): If you play fast and loose like that, you can get into a lot of trouble.