play ball

informal

Definition

› to agree to work with or help someone in the way they have suggested: The family wanted him to be looked after at home, but the insurance company refused to play ball.Accepting and agreeingAccepting and agreeing reluctantlyApproving and approval

(Definition of play ball from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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