work the crowd

To excite or entertain an audience. Man, that singer sure knows how to work a crowd! They're going wild for him! The keynote speaker was late, so I had to work the crowd for a while to stall.

See also: crowd, work

See also:

whip into a state
show (one) a good time
show a good time
show someone a good time
inspire
inspire (someone) with (something)
inspire with
song and dance
be in poor voice
bring down the house

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