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