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"text": "Coordinate term: play dirty"
},
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"To behave equitably and honestly."
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"word": "fair play"
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"word": "play it straight"
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{
"word": "play by the rules"
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"word": "play the game"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"word": "toimia reilusti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"word": "pelata reilusti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"word": "toimia rehellisesti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"word": "pelata rehellisesti"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"word": "fair spielen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"tags": [
"figuratively"
],
"word": "mit offenen Karten spielen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"word": "giocare a carte scoperte"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "grać uczciwie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "grać czysto"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"word": "juca cinstit"
}
]
}
],
"word": "play fair"
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"translations": [
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"word": "toimia reilusti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"word": "pelata reilusti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"word": "toimia rehellisesti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"word": "pelata rehellisesti"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"word": "fair spielen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"tags": [
"figuratively"
],
"word": "mit offenen Karten spielen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"word": "giocare a carte scoperte"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "grać uczciwie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "grać czysto"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to behave equitably",
"word": "juca cinstit"
}
],
"word": "play fair"
}
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