play somebody off against somebody

I had the feeling he played them off against each other.

"I think that same someone is trying very hard to play us off against each other."

Was there a chance, therefore, of playing one off against the other?

Perhaps that was why it had been possible to play them off against each other.

"They were playing us off against the potential of the other mall," he said.

They are also happy to use him in the game of playing their policies off against each other.

In her plan of campaign she had certainly thought it would be a good idea to play one off against the other.

Many people also believe that it is possible to play off Europe and democracy against one another.

But no doubt he believed someone else would turn up for him to play off against the central government.

"Or maybe she was just playing us off against each other!"