play\ about\ with

play\ about\ with
See: toy with an idea

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  • play along with — play along (with (someone/something)) to seem to support or be friendly to someone or something. He knew that if he didn t play along with the reporters, they would write unpleasant stories about him. I don t really like their idea that much but… …   New idioms dictionary

  • play about (with somebody) — …   Useful english dictionary

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  • play about — To behave irresponsibly, not seriously • • • Main Entry: ↑play * * * ˌplay a ˈbout ˌplay a ˈround [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they play about …   Useful english dictionary

  • play along with someone — play along (with (someone/something)) to seem to support or be friendly to someone or something. He knew that if he didn t play along with the reporters, they would write unpleasant stories about him. I don t really like their idea that much but… …   New idioms dictionary

  • play along with something — play along (with (someone/something)) to seem to support or be friendly to someone or something. He knew that if he didn t play along with the reporters, they would write unpleasant stories about him. I don t really like their idea that much but… …   New idioms dictionary

  • play about — phrasal verb play about or play around [intransitive] Word forms play about : present tense I/you/we/they play about he/she/it plays about present participle playing about past tense played about past participle played about to behave in a silly… …   English dictionary

  • play hardball (with someone) — tv. to act trong and aggressive about an issue with someone. □ Things are getting a little tough. The president has decided to play hardball on this issue. □ If he wants to play hardball with us, we can play that way, too …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • play about — phr verb Play about is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑smile …   Collocations dictionary

  • Play therapy — is generally employed with children ages 3 to 11, play provides a way for children to express their experiences and feelings through a natural, self guided, self healing process. As children’s experiences and knowledges are often communicated… …   Wikipedia

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