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plays the man, not the ball

plays the man, not the ball is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play the man.

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What is plays the man, not the ball the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plays the man, not the ball is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play the man.

Words near plays the man, not the ball in the dictionary

  1. plays the giddy ox
  2. plays the hand one is dealt
  3. plays the man
  4. plays the man and not the ball
  5. plays the man not the ball
  6. plays the man, not the ball
  7. plays the mischief with
  8. plays the Nazi card
  9. plays the odds
  10. plays the ponies
  11. plays the race card

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