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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

to the gallery

[to the gallery] See: [PLAY TO THE GALLERY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[play] See: [ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY], [DOUBLE PLAY], [FAIR PLAY], [FORCE PLAY], [GAME AT WHICH TWO CAN PLAY], [MAKE A PLAY FOR], [TURN ABOUT […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[play by ear] {v. phr.} 1. To play a musical instrument by remembering the tune, not by reading music. * /Mary does not know how to read music. She plays […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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