play along

話を合わせる、芝居に付き合う

冗談やだまし、作り話を本当として扱い、その芝居に協力する。

やさしい英語で： To help with a trick, joke, or false story by acting as if it is real.

• Just play along and pretend you know me.
• He played along with the joke to surprise his sister.
• I refused to play along with their dishonest scheme.

使い方： play along with someone/something (She played along with our story about the missing cake.)

類義語： join in, go along

よく使う表現： play along with someone, play along with something

協力する、調子を合わせる

疑問があっても、人の計画や頼みに協力する。

やさしい英語で： To cooperate with someone’s plan or request, even if you have doubts about it.

• I will play along for now.
• They played along with the plan despite their doubts.
• Will you play along until we know more?

使い方： play along with someone/something (We agreed to play along with her plan for now.)

類義語： cooperate, go along

反対語： resist

よく使う表現： play along with someone, play along for now

話を合わせる、協力するふりをする

本当は賛成していないのに、同意や協力をするふりをする。

やさしい英語で： You act as if you agree with someone, although you do not really agree.

• I knew it was a joke, so I played along.
• She played along with their plan while secretly looking for help.
• Will you play along and pretend we have never met?

使い方： play along with someone/something (I played along with his story to avoid an argument.)

類義語： pretend to agree, humor

よく使う表現： play along with someone, play along with something

だまされたふりをする、話を合わせる

本当の事情を知りながら、冗談やだましを信じたふりをする。

やさしい英語で： To act as if you believe a joke or trick, although you know what is really happening.

• I knew the answer but decided to play along.
• She realized they were joking and played along anyway.
• Did he play along, or was he really fooled?

使い方： play along with someone/something (I knew it was a prank but played along with them.)

類義語： pretend, humor

よく使う表現： play along with someone, play along anyway

録音に合わせて演奏する

録音された音楽の速さやリズムに合わせて楽器を演奏する。

やさしい英語で： To make music on an instrument at the same time as a recording, matching its speed and rhythm.

• Play along with this song.
• She played along on her guitar.
• Can you play along without looking at the music?

使い方： play along with something (I play along with my favorite recordings.)

類義語： accompany

よく使う表現： play along with recordings, play along on guitar

だまし続ける、うまく操る

自分の都合のために利用しようと、人にうそを信じさせ続ける。

やさしい英語で： To keep someone believing your lies so you can use them for your own purposes.

• He played her along with false promises.
• The scammers played their victims along until they sent money.
• She realized he had been playing her along for months.

使い方： play someone along (The fraudster played her along with promises of a huge reward.)

類義語： string along, deceive

よく使う表現： play someone along, play victims along