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played the something card

played the something card is the simple past and past participle of play the something card.

Meaning of play the something card

Verb

play the something card (third-person singular simple present plays the something card, present participle playing the something card, simple past and past participle played the something card)

  1. (idiomatic) To mention something to obtain some advantage in conversation.

Questions about played the something card

What is played the something card the simple past and past participle of?
Played the something card is the simple past and past participle of play the something card.

Words near played the something card in the dictionary

  1. played the odds
  2. played the ponies
  3. played the race card
  4. played the same tape
  5. played the skin flute
  6. played the something card
  7. played the system
  8. played the wag
  9. played the white man
  10. played through
  11. played to

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