play (right) into (one's) hands

To unwittingly do exactly what one wants or needs in order for one's 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

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

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

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

play into someone's hands

act in such a way as unintentionally to give someone an advantage.

See also: hand, play

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

play into (someone's) hands

To act or behave so as to give an advantage to an opponent.

See also: hand, play

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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play into somebody's hands
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(one's) old man
at (one's) doorstep
at doorstep
(from) top to toe
at somebody's expense

词组	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 one wants or needs in order for one's 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 Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. 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 McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. 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 Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. play into someone's hands act in such a way as unintentionally to give someone an advantage. See also: hand, play Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary 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 Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary play into (someone's) hands To act or behave so as to give an advantage to an opponent. See also: hand, play American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: play (right) into the hands of (one) play into hands play into somebody's hands play into someone's hands play into the hands of (one's) old man at (one's) doorstep at doorstep (from) top to toe at somebody's expense
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