play dumb

To pretend that one has no or little knowledge (of something); to act ignorant or uninformed (about something). I don't think I'm supposed to know that Rick is getting fired, so I'm just going to play dumb the next time I see him. A: "Did Tammy ask you about my date with Steve?" B: "Yeah, but I played dumb about it. I just couldn't handle more of her drama today."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gunnhild	-	Norwegian, Danish
Eerikki	E:-reek-kee	Finnish
Minoo	-	Persian
Orsola	OR-so-lah	Italian
Bibiana	bee-BYAH-nah (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Late Roman
Cahaya	-	Indonesian, Malay