play ball

意味

to agree to help in the way someone wants

相手の望むとおりに協力する.

例文

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.

文法

変化するのは play だけ：played、playing。won't や refuse to の後によく使う。協力する相手は with の後に置く

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