| 词汇 | play into hands |
| 释义 | Idiom play into handsplay into (someone's) hands to do something that gives someone else an advantage over you, although this was not your intention.If we allow terrorists to disrupt our lives to that extent we're just playing into their hands. play (right) into (one's) handsTo unwittingly do exactly what someone wants or needs in order for their plans or schemes to succeed. Don't waste your time investigating her husband! You're playing into the real killer's hands! These media reports play right into the senator's hands—he just wants something else to distract from the important issues. play into someone's handsFig. [for a person one is scheming against] to assist one in one's scheming without realizing it. John is doing exactly what I hoped he would. He's playing into my hands. John played into my hands by taking the cash he found in my desk. I caught him and had him arrested. play into the hands ofAct so as to give an advantage to an opponent, as in The senator played right into the hands of her opponents when she backed that unpopular amendment to the tax bill . [c. 1700] play into (someone's) hands To act or behave so as to give an advantage to an opponent. |
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