have a part to play (in something)
- have a part to play (in something)
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to be involved in influencing the development of a situation
We all have a part to play in fighting the battle against crime.
Thesaurus: to take part, or to become involved
synonym
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to be able to help sth
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We all have a part to play in the fight against crime.
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have a part in something — have/play/a part (in something) phrase to be involved in a particular situation or activity and influence its development They have worked very hard, but luck has played a part too. The media, as always, played an important part in the election… … Useful english dictionary
have a part — have/play/a part (in something) phrase to be involved in a particular situation or activity and influence its development They have worked very hard, but luck has played a part too. The media, as always, played an important part in the election… … Useful english dictionary
have a part (in something) — have/play a ˈpart (in sth) idiom to be involved in sth • She plays an active part in local politics. • Alcohol plays a part in 70 per cent of divorces. Main entry: ↑partidiom … Useful english dictionary
have no part in something — have/play/take/want no ˈpart in/of sth idiom to not be involved or refuse to be involved in sth, especially because you disapprove of it • I want no part of this sordid business. Main entry: ↑partidiom … Useful english dictionary
have no part of something — have/play/take/want no ˈpart in/of sth idiom to not be involved or refuse to be involved in sth, especially because you disapprove of it • I want no part of this sordid business. Main entry: ↑partidiom … Useful english dictionary
part — part1 W1S1 [pa:t US pa:rt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(piece)¦ 2¦(machine/object)¦ 3¦(not all)¦ 4¦(involvement)¦ 5 have a part to play (in something) 6 take part 7 take/have/play no part in something 8 want no part of something 9 the best/better part of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
part — part1 [ part ] noun, quantifier *** ▸ 1 piece/section/aspect ▸ 2 region/district ▸ 3 some but not all ▸ 4 member of group ▸ 5 person played by actor ▸ 6 involvement in something ▸ 7 section of book/play ▸ 8 in music ▸ 9 relative quantity ▸ 10 in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
part — I UK [pɑː(r)t] / US [pɑrt] noun Word forms part : singular part plural parts *** 1) [countable] one of the pieces, sections, aspects etc that something consists of It was a pretty boring class, but the part about using spreadsheets was quite… … English dictionary
(a) part to play — involvement that is necessary to do something. Engineers have an important part to play in any military operation … New idioms dictionary
Part — (p[aum]rt), n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. {Parent}, {Depart}, {Parcel}, {Partner}, {Party}, {Portion}.] 1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English