play false
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And how many are there who play false in life, less from the gain than the gratification of vanity!—a kind of diabolical pride in outwitting and overreaching those whose good faith has made them weak!
From Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) by Charles James Lever
It would seem that most of them have secret, underhand agreements to play false to their best friends, whenever it suits their purpose.
From The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 18, March 11, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various
Now I tell you what will occur if you play false with me.”
From Beyond the Frontier A Romance of Early Days in the Middle West by Randall Parrish
And if you'd play false in one thing, you would in another.
From Nevermore by Rolf Bolderwood
The Landlady left the room, and thought;—"If you play false with me, I will play false with you, too."
From Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. II. by Berthold Auerbach
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