What does play the man mean?

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play the man

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.40 in modern English

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plays the man (present, singular) playing the man (participle, present) played the man (participle, past) played the man (past)

What does play the man mean?: Alternative form of play the man and not the ball.

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