play to the gallery

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

play to the gallery (third-person singular simple present plays to the gallery, present participle playing to the gallery, simple past and past participle played to the gallery)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To appeal to the least sophisticated parts of an audience in order to obtain maximum approval.

Synonyms

• play to the cheap seats
• play to the crowd

Translations

Translations

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: spille for galleriet

• Spanish: hacer brindis al sol, posturear, hacer (algo) de cara a la galería

See also

• grandstand
• lowest common denominator