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play possum

verb as in pretend to be dead

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Why not, he asked himself, "play possum" with the man and the dog, and pretend to be badly hurt and unconscious?

To play possum when one hears the footfall of Fate on the stairs.

Finding this game did not work, he soon began to "play possum" again.

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On this page you'll find 8 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to play possum, such as: bluff, pretend to sleep, put up a bluff, and roll over and play dead.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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