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词组 play hard to get
释义
Idiom
play hard to get
Theme: FLIRTATION
to be coy, shy, and fickle. (Usually refers to someone of the opposite sex.)
Why can't we go out? Why do you play hard to get?Sally annoys all the boys because she plays hard to get.
Idiom
play hard to get
informal to pretend that you are less interested in someone than you really are as a way of making them more interested in you, especially at the start of a romantic relationship.
Why don't you return any of his calls? Are you playing hard to get?
(often in continuous tenses)
idiomplay hard to get1 to try to make it difficult for someone to have a romantic relationship with you:Bridget was polite but cool to him, obviously playing hard to get."Are you playing hard to get?" "No, I'm just trying to keep our relationship on a business level."2 to delay accepting a job, financial offer etc that you really want, in order to make the person who is offering it more eager for you to take it:Some shareholders played hard to get, until the offer to buy was too good to resist.There's no point in playing hard to get. If you don't want the job, I'll give it to someone else.

play hard to get

To act as if one is uninterested in or shy around someone who is expressing sexual or romantic interest, especially as a means of making oneself more attractive to them. A: "There's this hot chick at the bar I'm trying to hook up with, but she's playing hard to get." B: "Dude, she told you to leave her alone. You should listen to her."

play hard to get

Fig. to be coy, intentionally shy, and fickle. (Usually refers to someone of the opposite sex.) Why can't we go out? Why do you play hard to get? Sally annoys all the boys because she plays hard to get.

play hard to get

Pretend to be inaccessible or uninterested; act coy, especially with the opposite sex. For example, I know he has no appointments tomorrow; he's just playing hard to get, or Nicole is very popular, perhaps because she plays hard to get. [Mid-1900s]

play hard to get

1. If someone plays hard to get, they pretend not to be interested in someone who wants to start a romantic relationship with them, as a way of making themselves more attractive and interesting to that person. She would also play hard to get with her admirers. She gleefully told a friend: `He called me four times last night and I didn't pick it up.' `Why don't you leave me alone?' she said. Larry grinned again. `Ah, you're just playing hard to get.'
2. If someone plays hard to get, they deliberately make it difficult for someone to obtain something that they need from them. Only a few days ago, the Social Democrats were playing hard to get as the CDU tried to get them into coalition talks. Developers queued up to buy the property in 1995 but Turner played hard to get, waiting for better offers.

play hard to get

deliberately adopt an aloof or uninterested attitude, typically in order to make yourself more attractive or interesting. informal

play hard to ˈget

(informal) pretend not to be interested in somebody/something in order to increase somebody’s interest in or desire for you: She’s playing hard to get, but I’m sure she really wants to go out with me.My advice is, play hard to get for a while and they might offer you more money.

play hard to get

To pretend to be uninterested in a romantic relationship.
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