play up something / play something up

Posted by Grace on January 13, 2011

 

play up something / play something up: to make someone or something seem to be more important; to emphasize something; to be a booster of something.

 

Examples:

1. Mary loves to play up her ability to speak different languages, especially in front of her boss.

 

2. The press played the scandal up so much that everyone became bored with it.

 

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  • Grace January 22, 2011 16:41
    That makes sense. Keep it up!
  • Sara January 19, 2011 21:42
    Some teenagers tend to play up their families' misunderstandings of their behaviours.
    • Grace > Sara January 22, 2011 13:38

      Dear Notears, your sentence seems not to be finished yet.

      For example:

      Let's try to play our difficulties up so as to find solutions as soon as possible. 

      That's my opinion, what do you think?

  • R H Elgohary January 14, 2011 7:37

     

    it,s good thing if you play your skills and your education and your experience up to reach your goal or target.

  • Grace January 14, 2011 5:15
    Thanks a lot for all of your good examples.
    • KK > Grace January 14, 2011 5:17
      thank you for corrections me Grace
  • KK January 14, 2011 4:50
    one of my friend play up his skill to play beautifully.
    • Grace > KK January 14, 2011 5:14

      One of my friends played up his skill to play beautifully.

  • Sharifa Bahri (SkoonAlBahr) January 13, 2011 14:52

    He used to play his education up in front of girls to get fancied from them.

  • Dreamer Ḿǻ₦ January 13, 2011 10:43
    some girls try to play up their smartness by talking nosoense and blablabla IN MAIN CHATROOM :O
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