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Meanings of play false in inglês

To confuse completely by concealing one's true motives from, especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end.

      Usage of play false in inglês
      1
      For the sake of effect, I shall not play false with philosophy.
      The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
      2
      He is deeply afraid that Richard might play false with Prince Edward.
      The red queen
      3
      To release the eagle would be to play false to Shamash.
      The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
      4
      Those who dream they can play false with Him are mistaken.
      The Master-Christian
      5
      She need not lie nor play false nor fool herself here.
      The Desert of Wheat
      6
      Always be careful how you play your small cards, and never play false cards.
      The Laws of Euchre / As adopted by the Somerset Club of Boston, ...
      7
      I answer to myself, and I do not play false with the world or with you.
      The Judgment House
      8
      Only our marriage and my bedding reassured her that neither he nor she could play false.
      The Kingmaker’s Daughter
      9
      Mariana could not resent, could not play false.
      Summer on the Lakes, in 1843
      10
      Methinks, moreover, were we inclined to play false, it were fruitless, in view of their superior number.
      The Knight of the Golden Melice: A Historical Romance
      11
      All was going well; the plot was nearly ripe; when Clive learned that Omichund was likely to play false.
      Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
      12
      A just man, too; would not wrong any man, nor play false in word or deed to any man.
      History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04
      13
      Cigole did not play false.
      Cord and Creese
      14
      As Lady Macbeth says of her husband, they "would not play false, and yet would wrongly win."
      Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
      15
      The artist must have comrades, and the comrades may play false; well, then the artist must take care of herself.
      The History of David Grieve
      16
      Death doesn't play false.
      Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
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      Play false across language varieties
      United Kingdom
      Common