Definitions from Wiktionary (play the man and not the ball)
▸ verb: (sports) To attack an opponent instead of attacking the ball, which is usually being controlled by the attacked player at the time.
▸ verb: (by extension, idiomatic, colloquial) To object to someone's argument by attacking them or a facet of their personality instead of the argument itself; to make an ad hominem attack.
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▸ verb: (sports) To attack an opponent instead of attacking the ball, which is usually being controlled by the attacked player at the time.
▸ verb: (by extension, idiomatic, colloquial) To object to someone's argument by attacking them or a facet of their personality instead of the argument itself; to make an ad hominem attack.
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