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Play back : To play the recording in a device
Use : Can you play back the song by Selena

Gomez?

Play against : compete against someone
Use : U Mumbai played against the Telugu

Titans in semifinal.

Play for a fool : to treat someone as if they are stupid
Use : Stop playing him for a fool. You can’t

cheat him.

Play up : try to make more important
Use : Our team won the game and our coach

played it up.

4.2. Use the above idioms and complete the following

sentences.

a. Don’t give him the money. He wants to .........................

with you.
b. Argentina are scheduled to .................................... Japan

on Wednesday.

c. My mom doesn’t let me ....................... my

house.
d. Shiva Pariyar is a .......................... singer in

Nepali movies.

e. Virat Kohli is ............................ because of a

knee injury.

f. Please don’t try to .............. this minor

issue.

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