play along

phrasal verb

played along; playing along; plays along
: to agree to do or accept what other people want
They wanted me to cooperate with them, but I refused to play along.
often + with
I refused to play along with their plan.

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By trapping itself within the Paris framework, the U.S. was playing along with Chinese ambitions, positioning itself to squander America’s natural energy advantage, and inflicting terrible harm on its auto sector. The Editors, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025 The bit at the end with Jake Tapper playing along was fun, too. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025 Michaels plays a newscaster interviewing citizens about the disaster, cutting in a clip of the real Canadian hockey star Bob Baun playing along. Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025 Despite the mistake, officers at the base played along. Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for play along 

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“Play along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20along. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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