play possum

English - Turkish

Definition of play possum in English Turkish dictionary

uyuma numarası yapmak

hasta numarası yapmak

uyur gibi yapmak

(Fiili Deyim ) yalancıktan ölmüş gibi yapmak , ... gibi görünmek , gizlenmek

ölü numarası yapmak

English - English

Definition of play possum in English English dictionary

to dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive

As none came with the coach from Deadwood, I suppose the amount of funds was insignificant. You can't tell, though, for the stage company is liable to play possum sometimes.

to feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lay low

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.

to feign sleep, illness, etc

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.

to pretend to be dead

Hyphenation

play pos·sum

Turkish pronunciation

pley päsım

Synonyms

bluff, pretend to sleep, put up a bluff, roll over and play dead

Pronunciation

/ˈplā ˈpäsəm/ /ˈpleɪ ˈpɑːsəm/

Etymology

[ 'plA ] (noun.) before 12th century. English play + possum (from opossum), from the behaviour of the Virginia opossum, feigning death when threatened. First documented 1822.