Smother play in contract bridge is a type of endplay where an opponent's apparent trump trick goes away.
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“Where women love each other, men learn to smother their mutual dislike.”
—George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)
““Pop” Wyman ruled here with a firm but gentle hand; no drunken man was ever served at the bar; no married man was allowed to play at the tables; across the face of the large clock was written “Please Don’t Swear,” and over the orchestra appeared the gentle admonition, “Don’t Shoot the Pianist—He’s Doing His Damndest.””
—Administration in the State of Colo, U.S. public relief program. Colorado: A Guide to the Highest State (The WPA Guide to Colorado)