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play up
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play up in WordNet English dictionary
verb
ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior
"She is playing up to the chairman"
cozy up
cotton up
shine up
play up
sidle up
suck up
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
"The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
foreground
highlight
spotlight
play up
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