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Phrase(s): play ball with someone
1. Lit. to toss a ball back and forth with someone. • Carla is out playing ball with the little kids. • Will you play ball with us? 2. Lit. to play baseball or some other team sport with someone. • Do you want to play ball with our team? • I decided I wouldn’t play ball with the school team anymore. 3. Fig. to cooperate with someone. • Why can’t you guys play ball with us? • Max won’t play ball with the gang anymore.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs