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• play smb for smth — treat someone as something, act toward someone as something He was trying to play me for a fool but I could easily see what he was trying to do …   Idioms and examples

• play — I n. stage presentation 1) to present, produce, put on, stage; revive; write a play 2) to perform; rehearse a play 3) to review a play 4) to criticize, pan (colloq.) a play 5) a miracle; morality; mystery; nativity; one act; passion play 6) a… …   Combinatory dictionary

• play ball with — (smb) cooperate fairly with someone If you agree to play ball with the new manager things should go well for you …   Idioms and examples

• play up to — (smb) flatter or please someone to try and gain some advantage He is always playing up to his boss so he can leave work early …   Idioms and examples

• play cat and mouse with smb — tease or fool someone by pretending to let him go free and then catching him again The boxer was playing cat and mouse with his opponent although he could have won easily …   Idioms and examples

• play second fiddle to smb — be second in importance to someone He has been playing second fiddle to his boss for years and has finally decided to quit …   Idioms and examples

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• ear — n. 1) to perk up, prick up; wiggle one s ears 2) to pierce smb. s ear 3) a musical ear 4) the inner; middle; outer ear 5) one s ears perk up, prick up; ring 6) an ear for (to have an ear for music) 7) by ear (to play music by ear) 8) (misc.) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• word — I n. independent, meaningful linguistic form 1) to coin a word 2) to pronounce, say, utter; write a word (to say a few words about smt.) 3) to mispronounce a word 4) to distort smb. s words 5) to not mince any words ( to speak frankly ) 6) angry …   Combinatory dictionary

• set — I adj. opposed 1) (cannot stand alone) set against (her parents were dead set against the marriage) ready 2) set for (we are set for the big celebration) 3) set to + inf. (we are set to begin) 4) (misc.) to get set for; (before a race) get ready …   Combinatory dictionary

• Windows Vista networking technologies — This article is part of a series on Windows Vista New features Overview Technical and core system Security and safety Networking technologies I/O technologies Management and administration Removed features …   Wikipedia