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Play off

To pretend not to be embarrassed, upset, impressed or otherwise affected by something.

📖 Definitions of "Play off"

verb

1
To pretend not to be embarrassed, upset, impressed or otherwise affected by something.
"After tripping, Sara tried to play her embarrassment off by laughing with everyone else."
2
To compete against in a play-off.
3
To display; to show; to put in exercise.
"to play off tricks"

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