play\ the\ game

play\ the\ game
v. phr. informal
To obey the rules; do right; act fairly.

"that's not playing the game," we told him when he wanted to desert his wife.

"Oh, let's play the game," he said, when his partner suggested a way to keep from paying some of their debts.

Your parents want you to play the game in life.


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