play on

Verb

Meaning

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see play,‎ on.
I knew I was losing, but I played on anyways.

To exploit by exacerbating.
to play on someone's fears

(cricket, of a batsman) to hit the ball into his own wicket, thus being out bowled

(sports) to let the game continue after a foul has been committed, because the situation is advantageous to the team who would be awarded a foul.

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Examples

If music be the food of love, play on. William Shakespeare

When I play on my fiddle in Dooney Folk dance like a wave of the sea. William Butler Yeats

Again I want to emphasize that the study of propaganda must be conducted within the context of a technological society. Propaganda is called upon to solve problems created by technology, to play on maladjustments, and to integrate the individual into a technological world. Jacques Ellul

I'm LeBron, baby. I can play on this level. I got some game. Barack Obama

A good guitarist will play on one string. South American Proverb

Did you ever hear an ass play on a harp? Romanian Proverb

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