Playing hard to get → Engaging in an activity of being difficult to attain.
Actual Meaning
Pretending to be less interested to seem more desirable
Examples in Context
Friend: 'Is she playing hard to get?' (Translation: Is she pretending not to be interested?)
Helpful Tips
1Can be confusing
2May indicate genuine disinterest
3Clear communication better
Phrase Thesaurus
Similar words and synonyms for this phrase
playing coy
pretending disinterest
acting aloof
feigning indifference
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