play along

British  

verb

1. to cooperate (with), esp as a temporary measure

2. (tr) to manipulate as if in a game, esp for one's own advantage

   he played the widow along until she gave him her money

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play along Idioms  

1. Cooperate or pretend to cooperate, as in They decided to play along with the robbers, at least for a while. [Colloquial; 1920s]

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Example Sentences

Tansy pinned up her skirts and played along with us to make sure nobody kicked Little Britches in the head by mistake.

From Literature

The cast then proceeded with a bit that involved each of them reading notes supposedly written by their fellow actors in the audience, with the name-dropped A-listers playing along.

From Los Angeles Times

With a sigh I decided to play along with whatever this was and looked around until I spotted a clock.

From Literature

Remembering that Mama had told me to play along with Daisy when she was telling me one of her stories, I said, “What did that old man have to say this time?”

From Literature

So far, it has paid for investors to play along.

From Barron's