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Definition play good cop/bad cop in American English

play good cop/bad cop phrase

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if two people play good cop/bad cop with someone, one is friendly while the other behaves in a threatening way in order to make the person trust the "good cop" and tell them the information they want to know

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Definition play good cop/bad cop in American English