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play the game

  1. Behave according to accepted customs, obey the rules. For example, Not every foreign company can be counted on to play the game. The game here alludes to a sport with a set of rules. [Late 1800s] Also see play games.



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Fraser exercised his talents to play the game well.

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Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who is a former president of the Rugby Football League, said: "Rugby league has a long and proud history and is littered with examples of players who have excelled in the sport and inspired future generations to play the game."

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I didn’t play the game, so one of my first thoughts after watching it was: Wow, gamers can keep a secret.

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“It was a matter of time. But we’ve been playing really good baseball. It’s another day today. We get to come out, play, play the game we all love.”

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“When I told Craig I played through the game hoping he would be pleasantly surprised, he was like, ‘I wish you actually didn’t play the game at all,’” Mazino says.

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