play hide and seek

Idioms and Phrases

Evade or seem to evade someone. For example, Bill is hard to pin down—he's always playing hide and seek . This expression alludes to the children's game in which one player tries to find others who are hiding. It has been used figuratively since the mid-1600s.

Example Sentences

It was far better sport to play hide-and-seek with the boys, for I enjoyed the use of my limbs—what there was of them.

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They are the gentlemen who used to get behind those documents to play hide-and-seek with the people whom they pretended to serve.

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Collies may be taught to play hide-and-seek—a game they are very fond of.

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"Yes, the two armies can't play hide-and-seek much longer," answered the young major.

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Here was where he, Cuthbert, and William would play hide-and-seek on wet days; and well he remembered each nook and lair.

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