别装傻

don't play dumb

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don't play dumb An informal, sometimes confrontational way to accuse someone of pretending not to understand or know something. 别 means “don't,” 装 means “pretend,” and 傻 means “stupid.”

CH: 别装傻，你明明知道答案。

EN: Don't play dumb—you clearly know the answer.

别装傻，不交不准救火

Don’t play dumb. If you don’t pay up, you’re not allowed to put out the fire.

— 用心棒 (1961)

别装傻

Don't play dumb.

— 白丝带 (2009)

别装傻了

Stop playing dumb.

— 机械师 (2004)

别装傻了！

Stop playing dumb!

— 怒火青春 (1995)