to play hard to get
01
欲擒故纵, 故意装冷淡
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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习语
非正式
例子
She was just playing hard to get.
她只是在故意装矜持。
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")
习语
非正式
例子
The supplier played hard to get before agreeing to the discount.
