to play hard to get
01
to act as though one is not interested in another person's romantic or sexual advances in order to increase their interest or desire
![to [play] hard to get definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/40127/original/?type=jpeg "to [play] hard to get definition and meaning")
Idiom
Informal
أمثلة
When Mark met Emily, she seemed uninterested, but he soon realized she was playing hard to get to see how persistent he would be.
02
to not easily give a person something that they need or want from one
![to [play] hard to get definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/46527/original/?type=jpeg "to [play] hard to get definition and meaning")
IdiomInformalأمثلة
When Mark asked John for a favor, John played hard to get, wanting to see how important the favor was to Mark before agreeing to help.
