Continue playing a sport though there might be a reason to stop
Meanings
- Continue playing a sport though there might be a reason to stop (intransitive, British English)
- Continue playing music (intransitive, International English)
- Exploit a weakness (inseparable, International English)
- Pun (inseparable, International English)
Examples
- It looked like a foul, but the referee told them to PLAY ON.
- The band PLAYED ON for another hour.
- They are just PLAYING ON our fears to get us to do what they want.