play ball

See also: playball

English

Verb

play ball (third-person singular simple present plays ball, present participle playing ball, simple past and past participle played ball)

(idiomatic) To start anything tumultuous.
(idiomatic) To work together; to cooperate.
The politicians refused to play ball with the journalists.
(baseball, softball) An expression used at the beginning of a game of baseball, or softball.

Translations

expression used at the beginning of a game of baseball

Catalan: jugueu (ca)

French: au jeu

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