plain white wrapper
Unmarked police car.
There's a plain white wrapper at your rear door!
play a part in
To be instrumental in; have a role in; be concerned with.
Some First Ladies play a greater part in political life than others.
play a waiting game
To withhold action until one's chances for success improve.
Ждать подходящего момента не предпринимая никаких действий.
Ray would like to be vice president of the company so he is playing a waiting game in the hope that the president will soon recognize his abilities.
The cat kept its eyes on the bird, carefully playing a waiting game.
Кошка не сводила глаз с птицы, осторожно выжидая удобного момента.
play into one's hands
To be or do something that another person can use against you; help an opponent against yourself.
In the basketball game, Jerry's foul played into the opponents' hands.
Mary and Bobby both wanted the last piece of cake, but Bobby played into Mary's hands by trying to grab it.
plow into
To attack vigorously.
He plowed into his work and finished it in a few hours.
To crash into with force.
A truck plowed into my car and smashed the fender.
plug in
To connect (an electrical appliance) to a power wire by putting its plug into a receptacle or hole.
The integrated circuit has multiplied the number of small radios that need not be plugged in.
plug into
To connect (an electrical appliance) to a power wire by inserting its plug into a receptacle or hole.
He thought he had left the lamp plugged into the wall, and so was puzzled when it wouldn't light that night.
plum in one's mouth
О тех, кто разговаривает с характерным для высших слоёв общества произношением.
He speaks just like an aristocrat - with a plum in his mouth!
Он разговаривает как аристократ – такой напыщенный!