PLAYUP
play up
Verb
- To misbehave
- Children who do not receive enough attention may begin to play up.
- To make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely or obvious; to showcase or highlight
- For the audition, Nicole will play up her skill as a pianist by playing Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Bach.
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