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devil's advocate

devil's advocate
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument

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    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. I'm just playing the devil's advocate.
    2. Tom isn't very good at playing the devil's advocate.
    3. He got tired of being the devil's advocate and now agrees with every idea they suggest, no matter how dumb.
    4. I may be playing the devil's advocate, but I have to ask, what are we going to do if we don't get all the customers we expect?