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play fair
verb as in behave
Strongest match
Weak matches
- act correctly
- act one's age
- act with decorum
- be civil
- be good
- be nice
- be on best behavior
- be orderly
- comport oneself
- conduct oneself properly
- demean oneself
- deport oneself
- discipline oneself
- keep one's nose clean
- keep the peace
- live up to
- manage oneself
- mind one's manners
- mind one's p's and q's
- observe golden rule
- observe the law
- shape up
- toe the mark
- watch one's step
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Example Sentences
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Can McLaren continue to play fair and stop Verstappen?
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Do McLaren have to face the truth of F1 now - that if you want to win, you can't always play fair?
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Can politicians still show character and play fair, or is good sportsmanship these days a one-way ticket to political failure?
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“We can’t sit on the sidelines anymore and just hope that the far right will play fair or play by the rule book,” said Von Wilpert, 42.
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“But we’re dealing with a radical left group of lunatics, and they don’t play fair and they never did.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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