play the something card

English

Verb

play the something card (third-person singular simple present plays the something card, present participle playing the something card, simple past and past participle played the something card)

  1. To mention something to obtain some advantage in conversation.

Usage notes
  • The word something is not used in this phrase. It is a placeholder here for other words such as gender or race.
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