English / idiom
play devil's advocate
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To argue against a popular view or opinion in order to provoke debate or test its validity
In context
01
Let me play devil's advocate for a moment: what if our budget is cut by half?
02
She decided to play devil's advocate during the strategy meeting to uncover potential flaws.
Synonyms
challenge assumptions,counter-argue,take opposing stance
Antonyms
concur,agree unconditionally,rubber-stamp
Collocations
play devil's advocate in a meeting,just playing devil's advocate,choose to play devil's advocate