to continue to play a game, often after someone has been injured or has done something that is not allowed by the rules
to use a situation or emotions such as fear or worry in order to get what you want
She plays on the fact that people feel sorry for her.
We explained that we were compiling a list of records for Owen to play on Tuesday morning.
We played on in spite of the rain.
Which was a blow because I had been planning to play on my bike with Douglas Wilson from down the road.
`You are a member of the Guild of Jesus Mass. Every year they put a play on at Saint Holy Cross Church.
plays on
playing on
played on
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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