How would you interpret the phrase “play into it”? They seem so thrilled to pounce, these press men. Not before, when I was nobody of consequence, only now. Mrs. Brown says envy plays into it. “There are some who’d hardly lift a finger for kindness, but they would haul up a load of rock to dump on some soul they think’s been too lucky. They take it as duty, to equal out life’s misery.” How would you interpret the phrase “play into it” in the sentence “Mrs. Brown says envy plays into it”? I’m unfamiliar with that phrase, but I guess it means to play a part/role in it, right? Thanks! And this excerpt is taken from The Lacuna by Kingsolver.