PLAY UP


Meaning of PLAY UP in English

play up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ play )

1 . play something ↔ up to emphasize something, sometimes making it seem more important than it really is:

Play up your strongest arguments in the opening paragraph.

2 . play (somebody) up British English informal if children play up, they behave badly:

Jordan’s been playing up in school.

I hope the kids don’t play you up.

3 . play (somebody) up British English informal to hurt you or cause problems for you:

My knee’s been playing me up this week.

The car’s playing up again.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.