play dumb (English, verb)
expansion: play dumb (third-person singular simple present plays dumb, present participle playing dumb, simple past and past participle played dumb)
Senses:
glosses: To pretend to be dumb, either:
To feign muteness.
tags: idiomatic
informal
glosses: To pretend to be dumb, either:
To feign stupidity or ignorance of some knowledge, usually in order to avoid responsibility or gain some advantage.
tags: idiomatic
informal
Forms:
form: plays dumb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: playing dumb
tags: participle
present
form: played dumb
tags: participle
past
form: played dumb
tags: past