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plays into someone's hands

plays into someone's hands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play into someone's hands.

Meaning of play into someone's hands

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)

  1. 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

Questions about plays into someone's hands

What is plays into someone's hands the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plays into someone's hands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play into someone's hands.

Words near plays into someone's hands in the dictionary

  1. plays host to
  2. plays house
  3. plays in
  4. plays in Peoria
  5. plays into someone's hand
  6. plays into someone's hands
  7. plays into the hand of
  8. plays into the hands of
  9. plays it cheap
  10. plays it close to the hip
  11. plays it cool

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