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 + withI refused to play along with their plan.
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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.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
In Win Win!, 40 contestants play live in a studio, with viewers at home able to play along live via an app.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
The single mom has all kinds of expectations and has set herself up to suffer when others don't play along.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Franco is the heir apparent to the Michael Haneke world of unsettled, austere psychological pain against geopolitical backdrops onscreen, and Chastain is more game than ever to play along with his hopeless world.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
In Win Win!, 40 contestants play live in a studio, with viewers at home able to play along live via an app.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
The single mom has all kinds of expectations and has set herself up to suffer when others don't play along.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Franco is the heir apparent to the Michael Haneke world of unsettled, austere psychological pain against geopolitical backdrops onscreen, and Chastain is more game than ever to play along with his hopeless world.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Play along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20along. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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