Be delighted and Play

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Play and be delighted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Play" instead a verb phrase "Be delighted".

Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.

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Be delighted and play are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Be delighted" instead a verb "Play".

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

As staged in the show, it's George and his daughter Jenny play-acting."Well, young man, I'd be delighted..." Daddy's Girl: Jenny.

Source: Theatre / Aspects of Love
Jim West: (excited stereotype Negro accent) Why, yessuh, Masah Gordon, Why I swears, I'd be delighted, I'll sing, I'll dance for ya sir and I swear, none of the other white folks'll know that (in normal voice) I'd rather shoot myself than play your damn manservant.

Source: Race Lift / Diversifying A Cast

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