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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a double game" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is playing two sides against each other or engaging in deceitful behavior.
Example: "The politician was accused of playing a double game, supporting both sides of the conflict to gain personal advantage."
Alternatives: "a duplicitous strategy" or "a two-faced approach".
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This shows a double game.
Both sides are playing a double game.
But there was a double game".
"A double game?" he asked his deputy, Leah Moses.
It has played a double game over Syria.
According to Walid, Putin has been playing a double game with the Americans, as has Rabbani.
"Pakistan appears to be playing a double game of astonishing magnitude," Mr. Waldman concludes.
For its part, the Kremlin has long played a double game with xenophobic attitudes.
But it has never dispelled suspicions that it has played a double game.
The P.Y.D. has been playing a double game in the Syrian conflict.
Officials from all sides played a double game vis-à-vis the Palestinians.
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