play to the gallery

play to the gallery  {v. phr.}
To try to get the approval of the audience.
Whenever John recites in class he seems to be playing to the gallery.
The lawyer for the defense was more interested in playing to the gallery than in winning the case.
Compare: SHOW OFF.
Categories: verb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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