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to play hard to get
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
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Idiom
Informal
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Mark found Mary attractive, but she played hard to get by not responding to his messages right away and keeping him guessing about her feelings.
02
to not easily give a person something that they need or want from one
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Idiom
Informal
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Only a few days ago, the Social Democrats were playing hard to get as the CDU tried to get them into coalition talks.
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