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41play-off — noun Play off is used before these nouns: ↑chance, ↑contender, ↑contention, ↑exit, ↑game, ↑hope, ↑race, ↑run, ↑series, ↑spot, ↑victory, ↑win …
42play up to — {v. phr.}. {slang} 1. To try to gain the favor of, especially for selfish reasons; act to win the approval of; try to please. * /He played up to the boss./ 2. To use (something) to gain an end; to attend to (a weakness). * /He played up to the… …
43play up to — {v. phr.}. {slang} 1. To try to gain the favor of, especially for selfish reasons; act to win the approval of; try to please. * /He played up to the boss./ 2. To use (something) to gain an end; to attend to (a weakness). * /He played up to the… …
44play\ up\ to — v. phr.. slang 1. To try to gain the favor of, especially for selfish reasons; act to win the approval of; try to please. He played up to the boss. 2. To use (smth) to gain an end; to attend to (a weakness). He played up to the old lady s vanity… …
45play-off — noun (C) an additional game played to decide who will win after a game has ended with no winner …
46against the run of play — british phrase if a team wins or scores against the run of play, they win or score when it seemed that the other team was more likely to do this Thesaurus: words used to describe competitive situationshyponym to defeat someone in a game,… …
47against the run of play — British if a team wins or scores against the run of play, they win or score when it seemed that the other team was more likely to do this …
48Match play — is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; this is as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes …
49The Play — NCAAFootballSingleGameHeader Name=1982 Big Game California vs. Stanford Date=November 20, 1982 Year=1982 Visitor School=Stanford University Visitor Name Short=Stanford Visitor Nickname=Cardinal Visitor Record=5 5 Visitor Visitor Coaches= Visitor… …
50Safety play — in contract bridge is a generic name for plays in which declarer maximizes the chances for fulfilling the contract (or achieving a certain score) by ignoring a chance for a higher score. Declarer uses safety plays to cope with potentially… …
