play hard to get

뜻

to pretend to be less interested in someone than you are

상대에게 실제보다 관심이 없는 척하다.

예문

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.

문법

형태가 바뀌는 것은 play뿐이다: plays, played, playing. hard to get은 그대로 쓴다.