English-Polish translations for play possum

Definition of play possum

• to feign death; to remain quiet and still to escape attention or remain undetected; to lie low
• to feign sleep, illness, etc
• to dissemble or to feign ignorance; to disguise or conceal something in order to deceive

Examples

• Thinking fast, we played possum, hoping the bear wouldnt bother us.
• The soldier played possum, fooling the sniper.
• 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.
• 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.

Related words

• play poker
• playing possum
• power play|power-play
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• display of power
• power-play goal
• polo player
• poker player