- play someone out
- usu. be played out drain someone of strength or life
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
play someone out
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play freeze-out — tv. to open windows and doors, or turn down a thermostat, making someone cold. (See also freeze someone out.) □ Wow, it’s cold in here! Who’s playing freeze out? □ Is someone trying to play freeze out? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
freeze someone out — 1. tv. to make it too cold for someone, usually by opening windows or through the use of air conditioning. (See also play freeze out.) □ Turn up the heat unless you’re trying to freeze us out. CD Are you trying to freeze out everybody? Close the… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
strike someone out — (or strike out) Baseball put a batter out (or be put out) from play as a batter by means of three strikes ■ strike out informal fail or be unsuccessful the company struck out the first time it tried to manufacture personal computers … Useful english dictionary
put someone out of action — put (someone) out of action be out of action if someone who plays sport is out of action, they are injured and cannot play. A bad fall put him out of action for 2 months … New idioms dictionary
play — [plā] vi. [ME plein < OE plegan, to play, be active] 1. to move lightly, rapidly, or erratically; flutter [sunlight playing on the waves] 2. to amuse oneself, as by taking part in a game or sport; engage in recreation 3. to take active part in … English World dictionary
out in the cold — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Alone; not included. * /All the other children were chosen for parts in the play, but Johnny was left out in the cold./ * /Everybody made plans for Christmas Day and Mary found herself out in the cold./ Compare: HIGH AND… … Dictionary of American idioms
out in the cold — {adj. phr.}, {informal} Alone; not included. * /All the other children were chosen for parts in the play, but Johnny was left out in the cold./ * /Everybody made plans for Christmas Day and Mary found herself out in the cold./ Compare: HIGH AND… … Dictionary of American idioms
play — play1 [ pleı ] verb *** ▸ 1 take part in sport/game ▸ 2 make music/sound ▸ 3 have part in play, etc. ▸ 4 when children have fun ▸ 5 when light moves ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take part in a sport or game: The girls are out… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
play — play1 W1S1 [pleı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(children)¦ 2¦(sports/games)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(radio/cd etc)¦ 5¦(theatre/film)¦ 6 play a part/role 7 play ball 8¦(pretend)¦ 9¦(behave)¦ 10 play games … Dictionary of contemporary English
play — 1 /pleI/ verb 1 CHILDREN (I, T) when children play, they do things that they enjoy, often together or with toys: The children ran off to play on the beach. | play sth: The boys were playing soldiers. | I don t want to play that game! (+ with):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
