play dumb



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."
See also: dumb, play

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rivka-Hebrew
Ksenija-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
DrahomÍR-Czech
Louiza-Greek
Romanrah-MAHN (Russian), RAW-mahn (Polish)Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, Croatian, German
Malloy['mæləri]