| 词组 | play up to |
| 释义 | play up to 1. play up to sb to try to make someone like you by behaving in a way you think will please them: ▪ Angy always played up to men - she enjoyed seeing how they reacted to her. ▪ Our speakers did not play up to reporters by handing them their speeches in advance. 2. play up to an image/stereotype to behave in a way that people expect you to behave, because they think you are a particular type of person: ▪ Kevin Costner was considered a bit wild around Hollywood, and he played up to that image in the film True Romance. |
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