- play something up
- play something up†to emphasize something; to be a booster of something. •
The press played the scandal up so much that everyone became bored with it.
•They really played up the scandal.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
play something up
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play something up — emphasize the extent or importance of something. → play … English new terms dictionary
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play (something) by ear — play (sth) by ˈear idiom to play music by remembering how it sounds rather than by reading it Main entry: ↑earidiom … Useful english dictionary
play something back — play sounds that one has recently recorded, esp. to monitor recording quality … Useful english dictionary
play something down — MAKE LIGHT OF, make little of, gloss over, de emphasize, downplay, understate; soft pedal, tone down, diminish, trivialize, underrate, underestimate, undervalue; disparage, belittle, scoff at, sneer at, shrug off; … Useful english dictionary
play something down — pretend that something is less important than it in fact is. → play … English new terms dictionary
play something by ear — 1》 perform music without having seen a score. 2》 (play it by ear) informal proceed instinctively according to circumstances rather than according to rules or a plan. → play … English new terms dictionary
play something by ear — 1) to deal with a situation without having a plan, by reacting to things as they happen 2) to play music by hearing and remembering it, not by reading it … English dictionary
