play favorites

English

Alternative forms

• play favourites (UK)

Verb

play favorites (third-person singular simple present plays favorites, present participle playing favorites, simple past and past participle played favorites)

1. To show favoritism towards one party.

Synonyms

• favoritize

Further reading

• “play favourites”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “play favourites”, in Collins English Dictionary.