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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However, the great artists, great writers, great books, the great humans, have always chosen not to play along with our lies, but to confront them. —

Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024 Leaders often mistake agreement for alignment, while in reality, most people play along to avoid conflict or career suicide. —

Loubna Noureddin, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 In the clip, which played along to audio from The Kardashians of Kim Kardashian talking about her sister Kourtney Kardashian copying her, Lizzo posed and modeled two extra-long pigtails while wearing a white off-the-shoulder dress, sparkly silver eyeshadow and pink blush. —

Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024 Dressing up a bit is encouraged (but not required) by Disney, and many guests play along, as is evidenced by the sequin count. —

Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for play along