play into someone's hands
play into someone's hands verb: to act, or to manage matters, to someone's advantage or benefit.
Verb
play into someone's hands (third-person singular simple present plays into someone's hands, present participle playing into someone's hands, simple past and past participle played into someone's hands)
- To act, or to manage matters, to someone's advantage or benefit.
- It had been suggested Napoli's fans struggle to form an attachment with the Italy team and their silence throughout the first half and reaction at half time suggested they could hardly wait to get back to throwing their passion and fire behind their own team as they run away with Serie A and chase...2023 March 23, Phil McNulty, “Italy 1-2 England”, in BBC Sport
Forms of play into someone's hands
| third-person singular present | plays into someone's hands |
|---|---|
| present participle | playing into someone's hands |
| past participle | played into someone's hands |
| past | played into someone's hands |
| alternative form | play into someone's hand |
| alternative form | play into the hands of |
| alternative form | play into the hand of |
Questions about play into someone's hands
- What does play into someone's hands mean?
- Play into someone's hands means to act, or to manage matters, to someone's advantage or benefit.
- What part of speech is play into someone's hands?
- Play into someone's hands is a verb.
- What is the past tense of play into someone's hands?
- The past tense of play into someone's hands is played into someone's hands.
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