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Play ball with Meaning in English

expression

ˈpɫeɪ/ /ˈbɔɫ/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ
PLAY-BAWL-with or PLAY-BAWL-with (th as in 'this' or 'thin')
plˈeɪ/ /bˈɔːl/ /wˈɪð
play-BAWL-with

التعريف

To cooperate or work together with someone, especially when it's necessary to achieve something. It often means agreeing to someone's requests or demands in order to get what you want.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an informal idiomatic expression. Often used in negotiations or when asking someone to go along with a plan. Not about literal sports or games. Common phrases: "refuse to play ball", "won't play ball with me".

Spanish: cooperar con - colaborar conPortuguese (BR): cooperar com - colaborar comPortuguese (PT): colaborar com - cooperar comChinese (Simplified): 配合 - 合作Chinese (Traditional): 配合 - 合作Hindi: सहयोग करना - साथ देनाArabic: يتعاون مع - يتعامل معBengali: সহযোগিতা করা - একসাথে কাজ করাRussian: сотрудничать - идти навстречуJapanese: 協力する - 歩み寄るVietnamese: hợp tác - làm việc cùngKorean: 협조하다 - 손잡다Turkish: iş birliği yapmak - uyumlu hareket etmekUrdu: تعاون کرنا - ساتھ دیناIndonesian: bekerja sama - ikut serta

جمل نموذجية

We need everyone to play ball with us to finish this project.

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If you don't play ball with the team, we can't succeed.

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The boss hopes the new partner will play ball with us.

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They promised to lower the prices if we play ball with them.

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I tried to get them to play ball with me, but they just wouldn't budge.

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Let's just play ball with their ideas for now and see what happens.

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