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Phrase(s): bring something into play
1. Lit. [in a ball game] to put the ball into the action of the game, such as after a timeout. • Fred brought the ball into play when he bounced it in from the sidelines. 2. Fig. [for the shares of a company] to become the subject of a takeover bid. • The recent drop in the value of that stock brought the company into play. • The company was brought into play by a news story about their new product line. 3. Fig. to cause something to become a factor in something. • Now, this recent development brings some other factors into play. • Something else was brought into play by the strange event.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs