"playing the man and not the ball" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} playing the man and not the ball
  1. present participle and gerund of play the man and not the ball Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: play the man and not the ball
    Sense id: en-playing_the_man_and_not_the_ball-en-verb-QG1~ZiIL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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