What is meaning "We should watch it play out".
Hello.

I would like to ask the meaning.

"We should watch it play out"

I think 'play out' is also verb, isn't it?

What is the meaning?

Thank you very much for your help in advance.

Question

What is meaning "We should watch it play out".
Hello.

I would like to ask the meaning.

"We should watch it play out"

I think 'play out' is also verb, isn't it?

What is the meaning?

Thank you very much for your help in advance.

Answer

It basically means 'Let's wait and see what happens'.

Answer

It's quite a colloquial expression, it has the meaning of 'letting something occur', or waiting for something to 'pan out' whilst you observe. It is more or less the same as waiting to see how something 'works out'.