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

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Verb [English]

Forms: plays the ball not the man [present, singular, third-person], playing the ball not the man [participle, present], played the ball not the man [participle, past], played the ball not the man [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play the ball not the man (third-person singular simple present plays the ball not the man, present participle playing the ball not the man, simple past and past participle played the ball not the man)
  1. Alternative form of play the ball and not the man Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: play the ball and not the man
    Sense id: en-play_the_ball_not_the_man-en-verb-0EG65eSp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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