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She played her two rivals off against each other and got the job herself.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
play A off against B — ˌplay A ˈoff against B derived (BrE) (NAmE ˈplay A off B) to put two people or groups in competition with each other, especially in order to get an advantage for yourself • She played her two rivals off against each other and got the job herself … Useful english dictionary
play someone off — bring people into conflict or competition for one s own advantage China can no longer play one superpower off against the other … Useful english dictionary
play someone off — bring other people into conflict for one s own advantage. → play … English new terms dictionary
ˌplay sb ˈoff against sb — phrasal verb if you play two people off against each other, you try to cause an argument between them in order to get more control in a situation … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Play-off — auch: Play|off 〈[plɛıɔ̣f] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; Sport〉 Verfahren der Qualifikation durch Ausscheidungsspiele; Play off Runde [Etym.: <engl. play »spielen« + off »fort, weg«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Off the Wall Productions — is a professional theatre company located in Washington, Pennsylvania. Established in 2007 under Artistic Director Virginia Wall Gruenert and Managing Director Hans Gruenert, the theatre s mission is to enrich, enliven, educate and entertain our… … Wikipedia
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-off — Stichkampf; Playoff * * * Play ọff auch: Play|ọff 〈[plɛı ] n. 15; Sp.〉 Verfahren der Qualifikation od. Meisterschaftsrunde durch Ausscheidungsspiele [<engl. play „spielen“ + off „fort, weg“] * * * Play off, Play|off … Universal-Lexikon
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
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
