"Play away from the field".
Correct answer: C. To have se*ual relationship with someone who is not your usual partner.
- A. To conduct a game far from home and town.
- B. To conduct a game far from home.
- C. To have se*ual relationship with someone who is not your usual partner.
- D. To have se*ual relationship with someone who is your usual partner.History
Explanation
In informal British usage, to play away means to have a sexual relationship outside one’s usual partnership. The phrase does not refer simply to playing a game away from home.
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