Cooperate or pretend to cooperate, as in They decided to play along with the robbers, at least for a while. [Colloquial; 1920s]
play along
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Meaning #1:
cooperate or pretend to cooperate
Synonym: go along
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 | Colorforms: Blast off to a Hidden Planet (198z Fantasy Film) |
| I'm a Little Teapot (1993 Children's/Family Film) |
| Play-Along Video: Mother Goose Stories (1989 Children's/Family Film) |
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