play dead

English

Verb

To lie very still, like a corpse.
To act as though defeated while awaiting a chance to attack.

Synonyms

play possum

Translations

to lie very still, like a corpse

Tagalog: magpatay-patayan

to act as though defeated

Chinese:
Mandarin: 裝死 (zh)
French: faire le mort (fr)
German: sich tot stellen

Italian: fare il morto, fingersi morto
Norwegian: spille død
Spanish: hacerse el muerto

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