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  • 111play on — exploit (someone s weak or vulnerable point). → play …

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  • 112play up to — humour or flatter. → play …

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  • 113play up — 1》 Brit. informal fail to function properly; cause problems. 2》 Brit. put all one s energy into a game. → play …

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  • 114play on — (also play upon) 1. Mock, deride, delude, befool, trifle with, make sport of. 2. Turn, quibble, give a fanciful turn to …

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  • 115play on — they play on our fears Syn: exploit, take advantage of, use, turn to (one s) account, profit by, capitalize on, trade on, milk, abuse …

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  • 116play up — his agents really play up the story of his rise from poverty Syn: emphasize, accentuate, call attention to, point up, underline, highlight, spotlight, foreground, feature, stress, accent …

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  • 117play up to — wannabes who play up to the boss Syn: ingratiate oneself with, curry favor with, court, fawn over, make up to, toady to, crawl to, pander to, flatter; informal soft soap, suck up to, butter up, lick someone s boots …

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  • 118play up — Brit.; informal 1) the boys really did play up Syn: misbehave, be bad, be naughty 2) the boiler s playing up Syn: malfunction, not work, be defective, be faulty; informal be on the blink …

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  • 119play — n. plan; strategy; tactic. Okay, here s our next play. You fake left, you go deep …

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