play off

Verb

 * 1)  To portray (something) (as unimportant); to dismiss or make light of (a factor in a situation, or one's embarrassment about it); to pretend not to be embarrassed, upset, impressed, or otherwise affected by (it).
 * 2)  To set (other people) against one another: to induce competition between them, especially in a covert way so that they do not realize the degree to which they have been played (manipulated).
 * 3)  To compete in a play-off; to compete against (an opponent) in a play-off.
 * 4)  To display; to show; to put in exercise.
 * 1)  To set (other people) against one another: to induce competition between them, especially in a covert way so that they do not realize the degree to which they have been played (manipulated).
 * 2)  To compete in a play-off; to compete against (an opponent) in a play-off.
 * 3)  To display; to show; to put in exercise.
 * 1)  To display; to show; to put in exercise.