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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This puts a surprisingly sinister spin on the series, revealing that Agatha was planning to murder her new coven from the very beginning, and simply played along once the Road revealed itself. —

Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Advertisement The former president swayed, stared, paced, bobbed and punched the air while South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who was meant to be moderating the Q&A session, tried to play along. —

Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 In general, larger stores are going to be able to offer lower prices due to the economy of scale, but smaller companies do play along. —

K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 14 Oct. 2024 Gates refused to play along, and, together with his colleagues on the board, asserted that the election had been fair. —

Paul Moakley, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for play along