"played the man not the ball" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} played the man not the ball
  1. simple past and past participle of play the man not the ball Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: play the man not the ball
    Sense id: en-played_the_man_not_the_ball-en-verb-kQElk9Ke Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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