play the game

Verb

Meaning

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

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Examples

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game. Randy Pausch

The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself. Robert Baden-Powell

I'm not afraid of death. It's the stake one puts up in order to play the game of life. Jean Giraudoux

What I feel or believe or experience is my business, and what I do is all our businesses; and reward or punish me according to whether I play the game well - ethically and rightly - or unethically. Timothy Leary

Those who play the game do not see it as clearly as those who watch. Irish Proverb

Many people can pack the cards; fewer can play the game. Italian Proverb

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