play dead

Examples (10)

• The animal will sometimes escape danger by playing dead.
• When threatened, the opossum's best defense is to play dead.
• We taught our dog to play dead as a fun party trick.
• The children laughed as they took turns to play dead in the garden.
• If a bear approaches, the expert advice is to play dead.
• He saw his boss coming, so he quickly played dead behind his computer screen.
• In the movie, the hero cleverly played dead to ambush the villains.
• For the final scene, all the soldiers had to play dead on the battlefield for several minutes.
• Playing dead, also known as tonic immobility, is a common defensive behavior.
• Don't be fooled; that beetle is just playing dead.