play up

play up
1) PHRASAL VERB If you play up something, you emphasize it and try to make people believe that it is important.

[V P n (not pron)] The media played up the prospects for a settlement...

[V P n (not pron)] His Japanese ancestry has been played up by some of his opponents. [Also V n P]

Syn:
Ant:
play down, underplay
2) PHRASAL VERB: usu cont, no passive If something such as a machine or a part of your body is playing up or is playing you up, it is causing problems because it is not working properly. [BRIT, INFORMAL]

[V P] The engine had been playing up...

[V n P] It was his back playing him up.

3) PHRASAL VERB When children play up, they are naughty and difficult to control. [BRIT, INFORMAL]

[V P] Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry.


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