play ball

معنی

to agree to help in the way someone wants

آن‌طور که کسی می‌خواهد با او همکاری کردن.

مثال‌ها

1. 1We need the council’s permission, but they won’t play ball.
2. 2If the other parents play ball, we can share the school run.
3. 3The landlord refused to play ball, so we couldn’t paint the kitchen after all.
4. 4Will your brother play ball and lend us his van for the move?
5. 5The shop manager played ball and swapped my jacket even without a receipt.

دستور زبان

فقط play تغییر می‌کند: played، playing. اغلب بعد از won’t یا refuse to می‌آید؛ کسی که به او کمک می‌شود بعد از with می‌آید.

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