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 cannot hang by his tail as long as legend would have it, but he does "play possum" with stubborn persistence when in danger.
From Time Magazine Archive
They'll soon have me in the school-room now, though I do still play possum all I can, eating my gruel, which a strange servant brings, and pretending not to see her.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
