play off one against another

• 挑拨离间

play off one against another的用法和样例：

例句

1. By preventing North Korea playing its neighbours off against each other and America, this has cut Mr Kim's wiggle room.
   通过阻止北朝鲜在临国之间和临国与美国间挑拨离间，这压缩了金先生回旋的空间。
2. They turned against each other, primarily because you had been trying to drive a wedge between them.
   他俩最终反目，都是你挑拨离间造成的。
3. Let's not let him play both ends against the middle by starting a fight between you and me.
   别让他挑拨我与你相争而他从中得利。