play up

play up
vt
1) (emphasize)
to \play up up <-> sth etw hochspielen
2) (Brit) (fam);
to \play up up <-> sb (cause trouble) jdm zu schaffen machen;
(cause pain) jdm Schmerzen bereiten
3) (Brit) (fam: annoy)
to \play up up <-> sb jdn nerven (fam) vi fam
1) (flatter)
to \play up up to sb sich akk bei jdm einschmeicheln [o (fam) lieb Kind machen];
2) (Brit) (misbehave) sich akk danebenbenehmen (fam) (throw a tantrum) Theater machen (fig) (fam), ausflippen (fam) children a. ungezogen [o unartig] sein
3) (Brit, Aus) (malfunction) verrückt spielen (fam)
4) (Brit, Aus) (hurt) wehtun (fam)

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