HyperDic: play_possum

English > 1 sense of the expression play possum:
VERBcommunicationplay possumto pretend / pretend to be dead
English > play possum: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
MeaningTo pretend / pretend to be dead.
PatternSomebody ----s
Broaderfeign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemblemake believe with the intent to deceive / deceive
Spanishhacerse el muerto

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