play hard to get

/ˌpleɪ ˌhɑːd tə ˈɡet/INFORMAL · C1
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Significado

to pretend to be less interested in someone than you are

Fingir menos interés por alguien del que se siente.

Ejemplos

  1. 1Tom liked Priya, but she played hard to get for weeks before agreeing to a date.
  2. 2Stop playing hard to get and just tell Sam you want to see him again.
  3. 3Aisha didn't answer his messages for two days because she was playing hard to get.
  4. 4Leo really likes you, so don't play hard to get when he asks you to the cinema.
  5. 5She said she was busy all weekend, but we all knew she was just playing hard to get.

Gramática

Solo cambia play: plays, played, playing. hard to get no cambia.

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