play false

play (one) false

old-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.

play false

Deceive or betray one, as in If my memory does not play false, I met them years ago in Italy. [Late 1500s]

词组	play false
释义	play false play (one) false old-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, play Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. play false Deceive or betray one, as in If my memory does not play false, I met them years ago in Italy. [Late 1500s] See also: false, play The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: (one) could use (something) get one over on (one) get/put one over on somebody/something drive (one) out of office force (one) out of office force out of office give (one) (one's) head give head give somebody their head give someone their head
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