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Meanings of play the part in English

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Usage of play the part in English
1
Pine knows it's ultimately hideous, knows he can't play the part forever.
The Guardian
2
The greatest actor is he who makes the spectator play the part.
Heart of Man
3
She had already made her failure in wishing to play the part.
Short Stories and Essays (from Literature and Life)
4
The receiving line was short, and I had to play the part.
Guns will keep us together
5
Either you really are an amateur or you play the part well.
Night of knives
6
At once I began to play the part of a generous hostess.
American Indian Stories
7
I would not ask him to play the part of a coward.
El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
8
Notice how bands of smoked ivory play the part of transverse arches.
Palaces and Courts of the Exposition / A Handbook of the Archite...
9
But then she would have to play the part of go-between again.
Garman and Worse: A Norwegian Novel
10
I was soon to play the part of a spy-a common policeman.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room
11
Ghúls often play the part which we should expect Jinn to fill.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16
12
But this morning your face has already begun to play the part.
The Brown Mask
13
We can soon tell whether she can play the part or not.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus
14
I'm not the kind of woman to play the part to advantage.
Evelyn Innes
15
Thus attired, he was to play the part of a Bohemian harp-bearer.
The Truce of God / A Tale of the Eleventh Century
16
Only he would have to play the part alone-orwith someone else.
Mufti
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Play the part across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common