play false
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And so Captain Jones of the Mayflower was bribed by Dutch gold to play false with the band of Pilgrims.
From The Landing of the Pilgrims by Zyve, Claire Turner
Do you suppose that if you were in Pierre's place, and I knew where you were concealed, that I could be hired to play false to you?
From Frank Among The Rancheros by Castlemon, Harry
No woman can play false to her heart and prosper.
From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert
The dealer can play false cards; while the adversaries cannot afford to deceive each other.
From Bridge; its Principles and Rules of Play with Illustrative Hands and the Club Code of Bridge Laws by Elwell, J.B. (Joseph Bowne)
Secretly already she was beginning to play false with fate, and, in flat repudiation of her last night's compact, to indulge the hope that her soldier had not been even wounded.
From An Echo Of Antietam 1898 by Bellamy, Edward
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