used todescribeasituationin which twopoliceofficersor any twopeopletrytoachievesomething together, by one of them beingfriendlyandpleasantand the other usingthreatsorforce:
The goodcop-badcopscenariois given adizzying,dazzlingtwistin thismovie.
Itappearsthat agameof goodcop,badcopis going on here in theSenate.