"play ball" in Chinese (Simplified)
合作玩球
Definition
“Play ball” 指愿意合作，和别人一起做事。字面意思也可以指玩球类游戏，比如棒球。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
习语指合作，常用于非正式场合、商务或谈判。体育中为字面义。不要混淆字面和比喻用法。常见表达有 'refuse to play ball'（拒绝合作）。
Examples
Let’s play ball after school.
放学后我们一起**玩球**吧。
The team was ready to play ball when the coach arrived.
教练一来，队员们就准备好**玩球**了。
If you play ball with us, we can finish faster.
如果你**合作**，我们可以更快完成。
Management won’t play ball unless we agree to their terms.
管理层不**合作**，除非我们同意他们的条件。
He refused to play ball with the reporters.
他拒绝跟记者们**合作**。
If everyone plays ball, we’ll get this done in no time.
只要大家都**合作**，我们很快就能完成。