play the game

== English == === Verb === play the game (third-person singular simple present plays the game, present participle playing the game, simple past and past participle played the game) To behave fairly; to abide by the rules. Synonym: play by the rules ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== play ball === Further reading === “play the game”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “play the game”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “play the game” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “play the game”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.