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
例
Alice enjoyed the attention she received from Michael, so she decided to play hard to get to keep him interested and maintain a sense of mystery.
02
to not easily give a person something that they need or want from one
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IdiomInformal例
Developers queued up to buy the property in 1995 but Turner played hard to get, waiting for better offers.
