: to pretend to be helpless or less effective in order to deceive an opponent or save strength. The boxer played possum [=pretended to be weaker than he was] for the first few rounds, letting his opponent tire himself out.
New Hampshire, and Vermont came in at No. 2 and 3, respectively, while Minnesota and Utah filled out the top five. New England also boasts the most peaceful metro areas, with Cambridge, Massachusetts, taking top honors. Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Seattle, Washington, Minneapolis-St.
Numerous publications have put Virginia on their lists of the best places in America to settle down. Virginia ranked seventh in the nation in 2004 for being the most livable state and first for being the healthiest state in the South Atlantic Region. In addition, 12 of Virginia's cities were named in Money Magazine's 2004 list of most desirable places to live in the United States.