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

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} plays the ball and not the man
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of play the ball and not the man Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: play the ball and not the man
    Sense id: en-plays_the_ball_and_not_the_man-en-verb-NTViDntY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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