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
Zebulon	-	Biblical
Mariette	-	French
Peninnah	pi-NIN-ə (English), pee-NIN-ə (English)	Biblical
Fannie	['fæni]
Bartol	-	Croatian (Rare)
Alfred	AL-frəd (English), al-FRED (French), AHL-fret (German, Polish), AHL-frət (Dutch)	English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Dutch