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play off

verb

Meaning

  1. To pretend not to be embarrassed, upset, impressed or otherwise affected by something.
  2. To compete against in a play-off.
  3. To display; to show; to put in exercise.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

play down(English)underplay(English)laugh off(English)laugh away(English)play possum(English)downplay(English)style it out(English)overlook(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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