play possum
裝死或裝病，尤其是為了逃避困境或危險(xiǎn)
口語·裝死或裝病逃避
英文釋義
to pretend to be asleep or dead in order to deceive or avoid danger
例句
The dog played possum until the bigger dog walked away.
典故來源
源自北美負(fù)鼠（possum）的習(xí)性，遇到危險(xiǎn)時會裝死以迷惑捕食者。