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Phrase(s): play in something
1. to play a musical instrument in some musical organization. • I used to play in a band. • I wanted to play in the orchestra but I wasn’t good enough. 2. [for someone] to play the action of a game in a particular position or location. • Fred played in left field for the rest of the game. • I will play in the backfield for the rest of the game. 3. to perform in a specific production. • She played in the Broadway production of Major Barbara. • Once, I played in The Mikado.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs