play false English

Meaning play false meaning

What does play false mean?

play false

— verb (= bamboozle) conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well

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snow

lead by the nose

hoodwink

bamboozle

pull the wool over someone’s eyes

deceive

entangle

enmesh

chicane

cheat

betray