Play False (Verb)
Meaning
Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- He played false to get a promotion by attributing his colleague's ideas to himself in the meeting with the CEO.
- His false charm could play false with anyone as he eventually deceived his business partner into signing over the majority stake of their company.
- She gained access to the top-secret documents by playing false with the guard and pretending to be a new employee in need of assistance.
- Their boss accused them of playing false in the audition and trying to manipulate the judges with an unfinished script.
- The successful entrepreneur was accused of playing false with investors when he presented a product he had no intention of ever developing.