play hard to get
/ˌpleɪ ˌhɑːd tə ˈɡet/INFORMAL · C1
日本語では近い表現
じらす
意味
to pretend to be less interested in someone than you are
本心より相手に気がないふりをする.
例文
- 1Tom liked Priya, but she played hard to get for weeks before agreeing to a date.
- 2Stop playing hard to get and just tell Sam you want to see him again.
- 3Aisha didn't answer his messages for two days because she was playing hard to get.
- 4Leo really likes you, so don't play hard to get when he asks you to the cinema.
- 5She said she was busy all weekend, but we all knew she was just playing hard to get.
文法
変化するのは play だけ:plays、played、playing。hard to get はそのまま。
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