Examples of 'play possum' in a sentence
Meaning of "play possum"
play possum: Idiomatic phrase meaning to pretend to be asleep, dead, or unaware of what is happening as a strategy to deceive someone or avoid danger
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- To feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lie low.
- To feign sleep, illness, etc.
- To dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive.
How to use "play possum" in a sentence
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play possum
Now do not you play possum with me.
The lenders know of this situation but play possum.
Look at him play possum now.
Just play possum and they will leave you alone.
It was so smart of her to play possum like that.
I will play possum on the right.
I think only possums play possum.
We will not play possum with these accusations.
The Hirogen are not the type to play possum.
They play possum.
Even the great Confucius says you should not play possum.
Do not you play possum.
You are gonna face the music, eat some humble pie, hug it out, play possum.
Way to play possum.
I know that Brie's plan was for you to play possum.
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Time to play possum.
All I could do was lay there, play possum.
I will play possum on the right . - It will give you a window.
Hullen do not play possum.
It's best not to play possum about it. malaysia has collapsed, it's burning.
And I am trying to play possum.
Listen to the enemy joke, laugh, hour after hour after hour. Play possum.
Do not worry about the sharks, boys . Just play possum and they will leave you alone.
It might be a trap. The Hirogen aren't the type to play possum.
Well, we can play possum too.
Oh, what are you doing? Do not you play possum.
No. Well, we can play possum too.
Maybe so, but I know how to play possum.
Sam, you need not play possum.
Listen to the enemy joke, laugh, hour… Play possum.
What 's going on? look at him play possum now.
When you can not get away, Mr. Stewart, you play possum.
Talk . Hullen do not play possum.
That 's what they do . They play possum.
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