play along
phrasal verb
played along; playing along; plays along
Definition of play along
: to agree to do or accept what other people want
They wanted me to cooperate with them, but I refused to play along.
—often + with I refused to play along with their plan.
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“Play along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/play%20along. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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