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"text": "James thought it was cruel for the fraternity members to make the pledge think his father had died suddenly and refused to play along.",
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"ref": "29 February 2012, Aidan Foster-Carter, BBC News North Korea: The denuclearisation dance resumeshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17213948",
"text": "North Korea loves to spring surprises. More unusual is for its US foe to play along."
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"(idiomatic) To take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke."
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"sense": "hide one's knowledge of a joke",
"word": "mitspielen"
},
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"_dis1": "0 100",
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "hide one's knowledge of a joke",
"word": "stare al gioco"
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"roman": "podygryvatʹ",
"sense": "hide one's knowledge of a joke",
"word": "подыгрывать"
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"sense": "hide one's knowledge of a joke",
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"sense": "hide one's knowledge of a joke",
"word": "spela med"
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"To take part in a charade, deception, or practical joke."
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"sense": "hide one's knowledge of a joke",
"word": "mitspielen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "hide one's knowledge of a joke",
"word": "stare al gioco"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "podygryvatʹ",
"sense": "hide one's knowledge of a joke",
"word": "подыгрывать"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "hide one's knowledge of a joke",
"word": "seguir la corriente"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "hide one's knowledge of a joke",
"word": "spela med"
},
{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "hide one's knowledge of a joke",
"word": "spela spelet"
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