MAKE A PLAY FOR SB/STH


Meaning of MAKE A PLAY FOR SB/STH in English

to try to obtain sth; to do things that are intended to produce a particular result :

She was making a play for the sales manager's job.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.