"play the man not the ball" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: plays the man not the ball [present, singular, third-person], playing the man not the ball [participle, present], played the man not the ball [participle, past], played the man not the ball [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play the man not the ball (third-person singular simple present plays the man not the ball, present participle playing the man not the ball, simple past and past participle played the man not the ball)
  1. Alternative form of play the man and not the ball Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: play the man and not the ball
    Sense id: en-play_the_man_not_the_ball-en-verb-AE4qobpS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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