play ball
Example Sentences
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"And they'd all got the memo to play ball and deliver an opening episode full of sizzling chemistry, cheeky banter and decent anecdotes," she wrote.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Still, with more American buyers demanding this type of transparency, Chinese trading companies have to play ball or risk losing business, lawyers say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
He added that “If…universities do not play ball, lawyer up, because the federal government is coming after you.”
From Salon • May 20, 2025
And there’s the whole other theme here where it would appear that Adams was coached by Bove to essentially offer: I’ll really play ball on immigration if you’ll dismiss the cases.
From Slate • Feb. 14, 2025
“He was there to play ball, and that’s exactly what he did. He was everything you could ask for in a teammate. That’s what mattered.”
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
