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play fair

act honestly and follow the rules

If you play fair, you act honestly and follow the accepted rules of a game or situation.

B1 common mostly spoken

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Can I look at your answers?

No, play fair and do it yourself.

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We may be rivals, but we should still play fair.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: You should play fair on your competitors.

Say: You should play fair with your competitors.

Use “with” after “play fair” when you name the people you treat honestly.

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How it fits in a sentence.

play fair; play fair with someone; played fair

Your turn: say it out loud

We may be rivals, but we should still play fair.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

play fair

act honestly and follow the rules

“We may be rivals, but we should still play fair.”

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