John is a competent actor, but he has a tendency to play to the crowd.
•When he made the rude remark, he was just playing to the gallery.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
play to the crowd — play a sport just for the crowd, a hotdog The coach wants us to play to win, not play to the crowd … English idioms
play to the gallery — {v. phr.} To try to get the approval of the audience. * /Whenever John recites in class he seems to be playing to the gallery./ * /The lawyer for the defense was more interested in playing to the gallery than in winning the case./ Compare: SHOW… … Dictionary of American idioms
play to the gallery — {v. phr.} To try to get the approval of the audience. * /Whenever John recites in class he seems to be playing to the gallery./ * /The lawyer for the defense was more interested in playing to the gallery than in winning the case./ Compare: SHOW… … Dictionary of American idioms
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