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play someone/something off against someone/something
phrasal verb with playverbuk /pleɪ/ us /pleɪ/
to encourage one person or group to compete or argue with another, hoping to gain some advantage from this situation: （为渔利而）使相斗，挑拨离间
Management policy seemed to be to play one department off against another.管理层的政策似乎在有意激起各部门之间的竞争。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
as a dare
be one up on someoneidiom
cat
catchup
challenge someone to something/do something
dare
get one up on someoneidiom
give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom
go in for something
go toe to toeidiom
hyper-competitive
jungle
pit
sharp elbowsidiom
sharp-elbowed
sharpen (something) up
sharpen your elbowsidiom
showing
snap
toe
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