play dead

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1 English
- 1.1 Verb
  - 1.1.1 Synonyms
  - 1.1.2 Translations

English[edit]

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Play Dead

Verb[edit]

(to) play dead

to lie very still, as would a corpse
to act as though defeated while awaiting a chance to attack

Synonyms[edit]

play possum

Translations[edit]

to act as though defeated

French: faire le mort (fr)
German: sich tot stellen (de)

Spanish: hacerse el muerto (es)

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