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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 not the ball.

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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 not the ball.

Words near plays the man not the ball in the dictionary

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

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