play it for all it's worth

play (something) for all (something) is worth

To make use of or exploit something to one's advantage to the furthest possible extent. He's been playing the bit of celebrity his book brought for all it's worth, but if he doesn't write something new soon, he'll just fade away as another has-been. The woman's admission of misremembering part of her testimony has given the company new ammunition in its defense, and they are playing it for all it's worth. He's been playing his back injury for all it's worth lately to get out of doing any heavy lifting around the warehouse.

play it for all it's worth

Fig. to exploit a problem, disability, or injury to get as much sympathy or compensation as possible. He injured his hand before the examination and he played it for all it was worth in order to get the exam delayed.

词组	play it for all it's worth
释义	play it for all it's worth play (something) for all (something) is worth To make use of or exploit something to one's advantage to the furthest possible extent. He's been playing the bit of celebrity his book brought for all it's worth, but if he doesn't write something new soon, he'll just fade away as another has-been. The woman's admission of misremembering part of her testimony has given the company new ammunition in its defense, and they are playing it for all it's worth. He's been playing his back injury for all it's worth lately to get out of doing any heavy lifting around the warehouse. See also: all, play, worth Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. play it for all it's worth Fig. to exploit a problem, disability, or injury to get as much sympathy or compensation as possible. He injured his hand before the examination and he played it for all it was worth in order to get the exam delayed. See also: all, play, worth McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: play (something) for all (something) is worth milk (something) for all (something) is worth work (someone or something) work it milk it further of the blackest dye be far/further/furthest removed from (something) be far/further/furthest removed from something removed
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