play hard to get

idiom

: to pretend that one is not interested in having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone in order to make that person more attracted to one

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Expect a back-and-forth battle, but the Chiefs will play hard to get the first-ever NFL three-peat. Prediction: Chiefs 31, Eagles 28 Matt Levine Two years ago, NFL fans were gifted with one of the better Super Bowls in recent memory. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025

But don’t use cheesy pick-up lines or play hard to get. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025

Ellie plans to play hard to get with Joe … or dance with him the second Bri goes to the loo. —Emma Soren, Vulture, 10 June 2024

But the Empress has never had the confidence to play hard to get, alas. —Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2020

What a time for the White House personnel office to play hard to get! —Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 13 Nov. 2020

Cats have distinct personalities: Some can be high maintenance in their demands of love and attention, while others are more aloof, play hard to get and make their humans work for affection. —Traci Howerton, NOLA.com, 2 Sep. 2020

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