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Play up

verb

Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent. Synonyms: foreground, highlight, spotlight. Antonyms: background, play down.

Ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior. Synonyms: cotton up, cozy up, shine up, sidle up, suck up.

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"Play up" Quotes from Famous Books

... explained the philosopher. "Play up to 'im a bit, an' you'll be able to twist 'im round your little finger. I b'lieve he's goin' dotty, an' you can trust me to see that the marriage settlement is ...

— The Stowaway Girl • Louis Tracy

... of being embarrassed and fussed. If you blush and stammer a little, she'll like it. Play up the coy stuff." ...

— Personality Plus - Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock • Edna Ferber

... Keeves; women, in this world, who look for marriage, have to play up to men and persuade them they're worth the price of ...

— Sparrows - The Story of an Unprotected Girl • Horace W. C. Newte

... Play up, Knype! Now, lads! Give 'em hot hell!" Different voices heartily encouraged the home team as the ball ...

— The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories • Arnold Bennett

... Mrs. Merrill; "the attic is plenty warm and you can play up there all you like to, only you must remember to put everything away neatly when ...

— Mary Jane: Her Book • Clara Ingram Judson

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