play ball

뜻

to agree to help in the way someone wants

상대가 원하는 대로 협조하다.

예문

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.

문법

play만 형태가 바뀐다: played, playing. 흔히 won't나 refuse to 뒤에 오며, 도와주는 상대는 with 뒤에 온다.

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