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Idioms and Phrases

Do or take part in half-heartedly, as in She was just playing at keeping house, letting the others do all the work . [Mid-1800s]
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"It is a long day for travel, the additional expense and having work or school the next day. It is inconvenient to play at 4:30pm on a Sunday."

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A national power outage stopped play at the Madrid Open, with Britain's Jacob Fearnley among those forced off court.

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In 1963, I was privileged to see him play at old Laguna Park in downtown Santa Barbara for the California League team Santa Barbara Rancheros.

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April 2022: Playing for the Cincinnati Reds, Pham challenged Luke Voit to a fight after the Padres designated hitter collided with Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson on a play at the plate.

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Before leading students step by step through an original dance routine, Cohen details a narrative arc to inform the energy he wants to elicit, while providing a hint of context for the pop hit that he will play at the very end.

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