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play the long game stresses
gen.	играть с дальним прицелом (NumiTorum); играть длительную партию (NumiTorum); играть долгую игру (NumiTorum); рассчитывать на долговременную перспективу (NumiTorum); вести затяжную игру (NumiTorum)
inf.	играть в долгую (Susan knew that all she had to do was wait and watch, and eventually her cruel boss would do something so bad she'd be able to report him. She was good at playing the long game Tamerlane)