play along

phrasal verb

played along; playing along; plays along

: to agree to do or accept what other people want

They wanted me to cooperate with them, but I refused to play along.

—often + with

I refused to play along with their plan.

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Gates refused to play along, and, together with his colleagues on the board, asserted that the election had been fair. —

Paul Moakley, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024 In fact, in 1996, Dole selected Jack Kemp as his running mate, and the former quarterback refused to play along. —

Charles J. Holden / Made By History, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024 At least as seen in the surviving clips of the original episode, the real Cheryl appears to lean into the show’s conventions, flirtatiously playing along with the game. —

Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024 The assistants even play along for their own stakes. —

Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for play along