Definition of play up Play up
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What does play up mean?
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| play up - move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" | ||
| foreground, highlight, spotlight | ||
| background, play down, downplay understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" | ||
| set off, bring out set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start" | ||
| play up - ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman" | ||
| cozy up, cotton up, shine up, sidle up, suck up | ||
| ingratiate gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts | ||
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