play ball
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as in cooperate
to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end
She refused to play ball with the investigators.
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“Play ball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play%20ball. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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