play dead
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play dead
verb plays dead · playing dead · played dead
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To lie very still, like a corpse.
Near-synonym: play doggo
Similar: play possum, play doggo
- To act as though defeated while awaiting a chance to attack.
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verb to lie very still, like a corpse
| 中文 | 裝死 /装死 zhuāngsǐ |
|---|---|
| Français | faire le mort |
verb to act as though defeated
| Español | hacerse el muerto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 죽은 척을 하다 jugeun cheogeul hada |
| 中文 | 裝死 /装死 zhuāngsǐ |
| Français | faire le mort |
| Deutsch | sich tot stellen |
| Italiano | fare il morto, fingersi morto |
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