How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
play the...card — phrase to use a particular quality, argument etc in order to gain an advantage politicians who play the nationalist card in order to get votes Thesaurus: bribery and manipulationhyponym to do something dishonestsynonym Main entry: card … Useful english dictionary
play|ing card — «PLAY ihng», a card used to play such games as poker, bridge, euchre, rummy, and pinochle, usually being one of a set of 52 cards arranged in four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs) of 13 cards each … Useful english dictionary
play the card — ► play the card exploit a specified issue or idea, especially for political advantage: he plays the race card. Main Entry: ↑card … English terms dictionary
play the … card — idiom to mention a particular subject, idea or quality in order to gain an advantage • He accused his opponent of playing the immigration card during the campaign. see also ↑race card Main entry: ↑cardidiom … Useful english dictionary
play the —— card — exploit the specified issue or idea mentioned, especially for political advantage: he saw an opportunity to play the peace card. → card … English new terms dictionary
play the - card — exploit the specified issue or idea mentioned, esp. for political advantage he saw an opportunity to play the peace card … Useful english dictionary
Card advantage — (often abbreviated CA) is a term used in collectible card game strategy to indicate one player having access to more cards than another player.cite web | last = Knutson | first = Ted | title = Introduction to Card Advantage | publisher = Wizards… … Wikipedia
card — Ⅰ. card [1] ► NOUN 1) thick, stiff paper or thin cardboard. 2) a piece of card for writing on, especially a postcard or greetings card. 3) a business card or visiting card. 4) a small rectangular piece of plastic containing machine readable… … English terms dictionary
Card game — A card game is any game using playing cards, either traditional or game specific. Countless card games exist, including families of related games (such as poker). Some games have formally standardized rules, while rules for others can vary by… … Wikipedia
card — I UK [kɑː(r)d] / US [kɑrd] noun Word forms card : singular card plural cards *** 1) [uncountable] British thick stiff paper, thinner than cardboard 2) a) [countable] a piece of thick stiff paper folded into two equal parts, with a picture and a… … English dictionary
