play off, v.
set into opposition or rivalry
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
match oppose pit play off
sample sentences
"let them match their best athletes against ours""pit a chess player against the Russian champion"
"He plays his two children off against each other"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
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