play games
Toy with someone
To play games is literally to engage in games for entertainment or competition.
Figuratively, to play games is to act deceptively or manipulatively rather than straightforwardly: Stop playing games and tell me what you really want.
The accusation You're playing games with me suggests someone is being toyed with emotionally or strategically.
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
- checkersDiagonal jumping board game
- chessStrategic board game
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- pokerHearth implement for coals
maze · deceive · bluffing · recess · playground antics · manipulate · pull strings · losing · sore loser · winning · boardgame · recreation · sport · strategy · victory · controller · joystick · scrabble
- hobbiesknitting circles, skateboarding, model trains, write, writing
play gamesbe honest
Speak without deception
lay one's cards on the table · tell it like it is · speak plainly · cut to the chase · play fair
play gamesget serious
mean business · get down to business · buckle down · focus · get real
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