play false
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It was not human nature—not even woman’s—to play false in such sans façon.
From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne
Did I play false with you when I saved you from the spits of the Minimuls?
From The Three Mulla-mulgars by De la Mare, Walter
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
Now, in return, I make one request of you, that is that you all do as you have agreed to; don’t play false one with the other.
From Nurse and Spy in the Union Army The Adventures and Experiences of a Woman in Hospitals, Camps, and Battle-Fields by Edmonds, S. Emma E.
After his defeat he acted in a manner that gave rise to suspicions that he intended to play false to the emperor.
From Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German by Morris, Charles
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