Idiom: play dumb

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Test No. express/inter-6 "Privacy", question 10

If you really want to come out of this without too much damage, my advice is to play dumb.

(a) speak stupidly
(b) say nothing
(c) say silly things
(d) play the fool

Test No. express/inter-6 "Privacy", answer 10

If you really want to come out of this without too much damage, my advice is to say nothing.

Correct answer: (b) say nothing

Your answer was: incorrect
If you really want to come out of this without too much damage, my advice is to play the fool.
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why was the answer say nothing and not playing the fool

[Mister Micawber]

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The meaning of the idiom, to play dumb, is to pretend not to know or understand. The idiom, to play the fool, means to act silly, foolishly, or irresponsibly.
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