play possum
Example Sentences
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If the 49ers reach for Mac Jones, any chance Kittle might play possum?
From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2021
“Alternative viewpoints”? It’s exasperating to watch a smart woman play possum like this — not just in the interviews but in the writing, especially when her conclusions don’t tell us anything we didn’t know before.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2020
The Huskies just love to play possum, it seems.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2012
He could, they were quite aware, "play possum" with rare skill, deliberately keeping in the background until "things shook down a bit" and then with one or two bold gestures reassert his leadership.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the weevils are disturbed they fall and "play possum" and can be easily collected.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association
