To play off

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	to affect; to feign; to practice artifice.
	to display; to show; to put in exercise; as, to play off tricks.

See also: Play Play

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confront face in play match oppose out of play pit play play along play around play back play down play off play out play possum play up play-off playability playable			This came into my mind: to play off Panda against Dingaan; it was for such an hour of need that I had saved Panda alive. Nada The Lily by Haggard, Rider H. View in context Hence she had at last consented to play off against Richard Swiveller a stricken market-gardner known to be ready with his offer on the smallest encouragement, and hence--as this occasion had been specially assigned for the purpose--that great anxiety on her part for Richard Swiveller's presence which had occasioned her to leave the note he has ben seen to receive. The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context I think you so clever that the trick you are trying to play off on me doesn't surprise me one bit; I expected it. An Old Maid by de Balzac, Honore View in context			to perfection To perk it To pick a bone with To pick a crow To pick a quarrel To pick a thank To pick at To pick off To pick out To pick to pieces To pick up To pile arms To pin one's faith upon To pinch at To pinon the sleeve of To pipe in an ivy leaf To pitch (a) camp To pitch into To place in the background To play at ducks and drakes To play booty To play devil with To play dummy To play hob To play into a person's hands To play off To play one's cards To play one's cards well To play pitch and toss with (anything) To play possum To play rex To play snow one's cards To play the fool To play the mischief To play truant To play upon To plow in To plow up To pluck away To pluck down to pluck off to pluck up To pocket a ball To pocket an insult To point a rope To point a sail To point at To point off To point the yards To point well To poke fun			To perk it To pick a bone with To pick a crow To pick a quarrel To pick a thank To pick at To pick off To pick out To pick to pieces To pick up To pile arms To pin one's faith upon To pinch at To pinon the sleeve of To pipe in an ivy leaf To pitch (a) camp To pitch into To place in the background To play at ducks and drakes To play booty To play devil with To play dummy To play hob To play into a person's hands To play off To play one's cards To play one's cards well To play pitch and toss with (anything) To play possum To play rex To play snow one's cards To Play the Fool To play the mischief To play truant To play upon To plow in To plow up To pluck away To pluck down to pluck off to pluck up To pocket a ball To pocket an insult To point a rope To point a sail To point at To point off To point the yards To point well

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