play a waiting game
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play a waiting game
Delay an action or decision so as to force an opponent to move or to gain additional information. For example, The lawyer advised her to play a waiting game and see if her husband would come up with more alimony. [Late 1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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