play as

play something as something

to deal with something as if it were something else. I will play this matter as a simple case of mistaken identity. We will play this lapse as an instance of forgetfulness and not make too much of it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Avishag	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Giordano	jor-DAH-no	Italian
Combs	[ku:mz]
Forbes	-	Scottish
Lily	LIL-ee	English
Kumar	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannad