Idioms

play politics
to negotiate politically, to allow politics to control a situation where principle should prevail
The government leaders were playing politics with the tax issue.

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  • play possum
  • play second fiddle to (someone)
  • play the devil's advocate
  • play the field
  • play the fool
  • play the market
  • play to the gallery
  • play tricks on (someone)
  • play up (someone or something) or play (someone or something) up
  • play up to (someone)
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  • go stag
  • pay (someone or something) a visit
  • have a way with (someone or something)
  • deadpan
  • hammer out (something) or hammer (something) out
  • fall short of (something)
  • get the cold shoulder
  • off to one side
  • lay off (workers/staff) or lay (workers/staff) off
  • take up arms against (someone or something)


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