Idioms

play off (one group against another)
to match opposing persons or forces or interests for one`s own gain
Nobody likes the supervisor because he is always trying to play off one group of workers against another.

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  • play on/upon (something)
  • play one's cards close to one's chest
  • play one's cards right
  • play one's trump card
  • play politics
  • play possum
  • play second fiddle to (someone)
  • play the devil's advocate
  • play the field
  • play the fool
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  • take (someone's) part
  • saving grace
  • call (someone) on the carpet
  • have eyes only for (someone or something)
  • grate on (someone's) nerves
  • hold back
  • attract (someone's) attention
  • lend (something) to (something)
  • fall behind
  • soup (something) up or soup up (something)


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