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play dead
verb as in surrender
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If anyone tried to play dead, a commonly recommended strategy, it didn't work.
From The Daily Beast
"I was told to play dead, and I'm goin' to," and he stuck to the instructions he had received.
From Project Gutenberg
Once he had to play dead, because a drunken sergeant rolled into the cell to give him a drink of meseal.
From Project Gutenberg
"If you mean sit up and roll over and play dead, no," said Sam.
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After breakfast I made him do his lessons; play dead dog, shake hands, stand up like a soldier.
From Project Gutenberg
He was so timid—this Mr. Cricket Frog—that when he saw a stranger he would sometimes play dead.
From Project Gutenberg
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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