- play ball
- informal
to work together with someone in an effective way
When manufacturers refused to play ball, the company stopped buying.
English dictionary. 2014.
play ball
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play ball — (with (someone)) to agree to do something the way someone else wants you to. Critics say the agency has been pressured to play ball with drug companies. Related vocabulary: play along with someone/something, go along with someone/something… … New idioms dictionary
play ball — If you play ball, you agree to do what someone asks you to do, or to agree to work with someone in order to achieve something together (often negative) … The small dictionary of idiomes
play ball — ► play ball informal cooperate. Main Entry: ↑ball … English terms dictionary
play ball — [v] cooperate agree, be in cahoots, collaborate, comply with, conspire, go along with, join forces, join in, participate, play the game*, pull together, stick together, work together; concepts 110,112 … New thesaurus
play ball — (informal) COOPERATE, collaborate, play the game, show willing, help, lend a hand, assist, contribute; informal pitch in. → play * * * I play a ball game such as baseball we noticed some youngsters playing ball in a vacant lot ■ informal … Useful english dictionary
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play ball — {v. phr.} 1. To begin play in a ball game. * /When the umpire calls Play ball, the game begins./ 2. {informal} To join in an effort with others; cooperate. * /To get along during Prohibition, many men felt that they had to play ball with… … Dictionary of American idioms
play ball — {v. phr.} 1. To begin play in a ball game. * /When the umpire calls Play ball, the game begins./ 2. {informal} To join in an effort with others; cooperate. * /To get along during Prohibition, many men felt that they had to play ball with… … Dictionary of American idioms
play\ ball — v. phr. 1. To begin play in a ball game. When the umpire calls Play ball, the game begins. 2. informal To join in an effort with others; cooperate. To get along during Prohibition, many men felt that they had to play ball with gangsters. A is… … Словарь американских идиом
play ball — informal if you play ball, I can help you Syn: co operate, collaborate, play the game, help, lend a hand, assist, contribute; informal pitch in … Thesaurus of popular words
play ball — verb a) To start anything tumultuous. The politicians refused to play ball with the journalists b) To work together; to cooperate … Wiktionary
