play ignorant

and play dumb

to pretend to be ignorant [of something]. I played ignorant even though I knew about the surprise party. John played dumb when I asked him if he knew who had been on the telephone.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tiburtius	-	Ancient Roman
Lefteris	-	Greek
Geraldo	he-RAHL-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Itzhak	-	Hebrew
Gennadios	-	Ancient Greek
Irvine	UR-vien, UR-vin	English, Scottish