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bring (something) into play bring (something) into play1. In sports, to hit or take the ball into the field of play so that the game can resume, as after a timeout or stoppage. He'll bring the ball into play and then pass it ahead to you.2. To introduce something into a particular situation. Bringing a merger into play might be the best option to save the company. I really wanted to visit you this weekend, but the flu brought some other unpleasant factors into play.See also: bring, playbring something into play 1. Lit. [in a ball game] to put the ball into the action of the game, such as after a timeout. Fred brought the ball into play when he bounced it in from the sidelines. 2. Fig. [for the shares of a company] to become the subject of a takeover bid. The recent drop in the value of that stock brought the company into play. The company was brought into play by a news story about their new product line. 3. Fig. to cause something to become a factor in something. Now, this recent development brings some other factors into play. Something else was brought into play by the strange event.See also: bring, playbring something into play cause something to begin to have an effect.See also: bring, play, somethingbring/call/put something into ˈplay make something begin to work or operate; involve something in something: The exercise brings many skills into play. ♢ This latest decision calls many new factors into play.See also: bring, call, play, put, something |