play to the gallery

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play to the gallery and play to the crowd

to perform in a manner that will get the strong approval of the audience; to perform in a manner that will get the approval of the lower elements in the audience. 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.

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Most people will agree that the presence of TV cameras has played a major role in impelling our parliamentarians to play to the gallery, rather than deal with the issues on hand. MAIL TODAY COMMENT by Mail Today (New Delhi, India) He made it clear that the PML-N never wanted to play to the gallery or score points over the security of Pakistan, while India showed an irresponsible attitude by accusing Pakistan and its institutions of supporting the attack. Sharif seeks National Assembly session on Mumbai attacks by Asian News International Also, the evidence of other witnesses could be affected by the presence of TV cameras and some might play to the gallery. Lockerbie trial on TV is blocked by judges by McILWRAITH, GORDON / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			play like play musical chairs play off play off against play on play on heartstrings play out play out of your skin play over play part play politics play possum play Russian roulette play safe play second fiddle play silly buggers play the devil with play the field play the fool play the game play the heavy play the market play the ponies play through play to play to the gallery play tricks on play trump card play up play up to play with play with a full deck play with fire play-by-play description played out plead plead for plead guilty to plead to plead with please please oneself pleased as Punch pleased for pleased to meet you pleased with pleasure pledge plenty plenty of plight troth to			play the market play the market play the market play the old soldier play the old soldier play the part play the percentage game play the percentage game play the percentage game Play the Percentages Play the Percentages Play the Percentages play the ponies play the waiting game Play the World play therapist play therapist play therapist play therapy play therapy play therapy play therapy play therapy Play through Play through Play Time play to Play to Air Play to Modify Games play to the crowd play to the gallery Play to Win play tricks play tricks on play tricks upon Play Troops play truant play truant play trump card play up play up play up play up play up play up Play up pompey Play Up Pompey, Pompey Play Up Play Up Sky Blues play up to play up to play up to play up to play up to play up to play upon play upon words play with play with play with (oneself) play with (oneself) play with (oneself)

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