play hide and seek

Idioms  

1. Evade or seem to evade someone. For example, Bill is hard to pin down—he's always playing hide and seek. This expression alludes to the children's game in which one player tries to find others who are hiding. It has been used figuratively since the mid-1600s.

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Example Sentences

What is the deal with a boy who wants Harper to play Hide and Seek, and calls her "a stupid b***h" when she declines?

From Salon

The Colombian mercenaries who were arrested, she said, did not come to Haiti to “play hide and seek,” and she wants to know who paid for it all.

From New York Times

"So maybe the German government should not play hide and seek with us."

From BBC

But they still play hide and seek with death.

From New York Times

They play hide and seek, which can take all day in that big of a space.

From Los Angeles Times