play into somebody's hands

to do what someone you are competing with wants you to do, without realizing it 〔因做对手所希望的事〕正中对手下怀

If we respond with violence, we’ll be playing into their hands, giving them an excuse for a fight.

如果我们以暴力回应，就正中他们下怀，给了他们挑起争斗的借口。

Examples from the Corpus

play into somebody’s hands• And what good you, you silly fool, playing into my hands like this?• Whatever he did would play into the hands of Isambard, whose traps were always dual, and could not be evaded.• We should be careful not to play into the hands of murderers.• Such action, I believed - and still believe - would have played into the hands of my enemies.• This, the futures industry frets, would play into the hands of Rep.• It plays into the hands of the opposition.• It would be playing into his hands to react to his deliberate teasing.

→ play into somebody’s hands at play1(10)

词汇	play into somebody's hands
释义	play into somebody's hands play into somebody's hands to do what someone you are competing with wants you to do, without realizing it 〔因做对手所希望的事〕正中对手下怀 If we respond with violence, we’ll be playing into their hands, giving them an excuse for a fight. 如果我们以暴力回应，就正中他们下怀，给了他们挑起争斗的借口。 Examples from the Corpus play into somebody’s hands• And what good you, you silly fool, playing into my hands like this?• Whatever he did would play into the hands of Isambard, whose traps were always dual, and could not be evaded.• We should be careful not to play into the hands of murderers.• Such action, I believed - and still believe - would have played into the hands of my enemies.• This, the futures industry frets, would play into the hands of Rep.• It plays into the hands of the opposition.• It would be playing into his hands to react to his deliberate teasing. → play into somebody’s hands at play1(10)
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