"play the something card" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: plays the something card [present, singular, third-person], playing the something card [participle, present], played the something card [participle, past], played the something card [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play the something card (third-person singular simple present plays the something card, present participle playing the something card, simple past and past participle played the something card)
  1. To mention something to obtain some advantage in conversation.
    Sense id: en-play_the_something_card-en-verb-37s-Mb6V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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