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

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Verb

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  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of play the man, not the ball Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: play the man, not the ball
    Sense id: en-plays_the_man,_not_the_ball-en-verb-fcBMyTc~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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