play the white man

Verb

Britain informal intransitive

(intransitive, Britain, informal, potentially offensive) To act with honour, decency, and responsibility.

Japanese Meaning

礼儀正しく、誠実かつ責任感を持って行動する / 名誉と誠意をもって振舞う

When his careless comment upset the whole group, he decided to play the white man and apologise.

彼の不用意な一言でグループ全体が傷ついたとき、彼は潔く振る舞って謝罪することにした。

Sense（1）

(intransitive, Britain, informal, potentially offensive) To act with honour, decency, and responsibility.

plays the white man

（ present singular third-person ）

playing the white man

（ participle present ）

played the white man

（ participle past ）

played the white man

（ past ）