Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"
Verb
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker''s distinguished career in linguistics"
Verb
ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"
Usage Examples
And, you know, my dad would show me some things sometimes, but the best things that I got to do were to actually see really good players play up close. That gives you an idea of fingering and technique and what not.
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Other Usage ExamplesWhen our opponents on the Left have no serious ideas of their own, they resort to emotional appeals that play up Americans' fears about the future.