Sanan play possum käännös englanti-suomi
Sanan play possum määritelmät
- to feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lie low
- to feign sleep, illness, etc
- to dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive
Esimerkit
- Thinking fast, we played possum, hoping the bear wouldnt bother us.
- The soldier played possum, fooling the sniper.
- To keep the focus away from his client, the lawyer basically played possum during the entire complex trial, and his tactic paid off with an acquittal.
- When we used to get home late at night, I would play possum so my daddy would carry me inside and put me in bed.
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