play coy
When asked about his next book, he played coy.
chill out
Instead, chill out with a movie or a luxurious hot bath.
shoot hoops
he’d rather play golf or shoot hoops than work
At the weekend, we play video games and shoot hoops.
kick off
I’ll kick off the discussion on ethics with this question.
kick off the campaign
road rage
take the credit
I did all the work, and she took the credit.
So many people were involved in this, I can’t take all of the credit.
She tries to get by doing as little as possible, then tries to take credit for other people’s work.