play possum

[play possum] {v. phr.}, {informal}

1. To pretend to be asleep.

* /Johnny seemed to be fully asleep, but his mother knew that he was playing possum./

2. To stay quiet for self-protection; try to escape attention by inactivity.

* /The rabbit played possum under the bushes, hoping the hunter would not see him./

* /Bob played possum when the teacher looked around./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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