play along

phrasal verb

played along; playing along; plays along
: to agree to do or accept what other people want
They wanted me to cooperate with them, but I refused to play along.
often + with
I refused to play along with their plan.

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The Gophers cashed in when Moore completed a beautiful tic-tac-toe passing play along with Ziemer and Snuggerud. Patrick Donnelly, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025 In that sense, the responsibility for censorship is shared by China’s leaders and the Western companies that play along. German Lopez, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025 The couple, aware of the previous argument, played along, taking several minutes to gather their things. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 Kate seems a bit more reluctant to play along this time, in part because Laurie’s comments about Jaclyn are more overtly critical than the patronizing tone of the earlier scene. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for play along

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“Play along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20along. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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