play+into

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• play into — [phrasal verb] play into (something) : to help support (something, such as an idea) This new evidence plays into their theory quite nicely. Her methods play into the stereotype that lawyers are dishonest. • • • Main Entry: ↑play …   Useful english dictionary

• play into the hands of someone — play into the hands of (someone) to give someone an advantage. If this information is made public, it will play into the hands of people who are demanding an investigation of the police. Usage notes: usually an advantage one person believes… …   New idioms dictionary

• play into the hands of — (someone) to give someone an advantage. If this information is made public, it will play into the hands of people who are demanding an investigation of the police. Usage notes: usually an advantage one person believes another should not have …   New idioms dictionary

• play into someone's hands — If you play into someone s hands, you do what they were expecting you to do and take advantage of this …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• play into someone's hands — ► play into someone s hands act in such a way as unintentionally to give someone an advantage. Main Entry: ↑play …   English terms dictionary

• play into the hands of — To act so as to give, usu unintentionally, an advantage to • • • Main Entry: ↑play …   Useful english dictionary

• play into someone's hands — play into (someone s) hands to do something that gives someone else an advantage over you, although this was not your intention. If we allow terrorists to disrupt our lives to that extent we re just playing into their hands …   New idioms dictionary

• play into hands — play into (someone s) hands to do something that gives someone else an advantage over you, although this was not your intention. If we allow terrorists to disrupt our lives to that extent we re just playing into their hands …   New idioms dictionary

• play into somebody's hands — ˌplay into sb s ˈhands idiom to do exactly what an enemy, opponent, etc. wants so that they gain the advantage in a particular situation • If we get the police involved, we ll be playing right into the protesters hands. Main entry: ↑handidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• play into someone's hands — act in such a way as unintentionally to give someone an advantage * * * play into someone s hands see ↑play, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑hand play into someone s hands (or play into the hands of someone) : to do something that you do not realize will… …   Useful english dictionary

• play into someone's hands —    If you play into someone s hands, you do what they were expecting you to do and take advantage of this.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you play into someone s hands, you do exactly what your opponent or enemy wants you to do, so… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions