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Discover LudwigThe phrase "played off" is correct and usable in written English.
It typically means to deceive or mislead someone or to detract from the importance of something, usually for comedic effect. For example, you might write "The presenter played the audience off with a clever quip."
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"We just played off our defense.
We kind of played off him".
They played off the melody.
The colors played off each other beautifully.
When we played off him, he shot it over us.
Instead, he said, he played off Rizzuto, cementing their partnership.
The English declarer played off six rounds of diamonds.
DAVE ITZKOFF: She's getting played off her stump speech apparently.
And every time he played off, I'd go after him".
Many of Blitt's ideas played off traditional wedding scenes.
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