- play to gallery
- act obsequiously to the masses, flatter the masses
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
play to gallery
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gallery play — gallery hit, gallery play, or gallery shot, a showy or flashy play in a game, intended to gain applause from the spectators … Useful english dictionary
gallery shot — gallery hit, gallery play, or gallery shot, a showy or flashy play in a game, intended to gain applause from the spectators … Useful english dictionary
gallery hit — gallery hit, gallery play, or gallery shot, a showy or flashy play in a game, intended to gain applause from the spectators … Useful english dictionary
play to the gallery — To play for the applause of, or seek popularity with, the least cultured and least sophisticated section of one s audience • • • Main Entry: ↑gallery * * * play to the gallery phrase to say what you think people want to hear in order to gain… … Useful english dictionary
play to the gallery — {v. phr.} To try to get the approval of the audience. * /Whenever John recites in class he seems to be playing to the gallery./ * /The lawyer for the defense was more interested in playing to the gallery than in winning the case./ Compare: SHOW… … Dictionary of American idioms
play to the gallery — {v. phr.} To try to get the approval of the audience. * /Whenever John recites in class he seems to be playing to the gallery./ * /The lawyer for the defense was more interested in playing to the gallery than in winning the case./ Compare: SHOW… … Dictionary of American idioms
gallery — ► NOUN (pl. galleries) 1) a room or building for the display or sale of works of art. 2) a balcony or upper floor projecting from a back or side wall inside a hall or church. 3) the highest balcony in a theatre, having the cheapest seats. 4) (the … English terms dictionary
play to the gallery — ► play to the gallery aim to attract popular attention. Main Entry: ↑gallery … English terms dictionary
gallery — [gal′ər ē; ] often [ gal′rē] n. pl. galleries [ME < OFr galerie, gallerie, long portico, gallery < ML galeria, prob. < galilaea: see GALILEE (porch)] 1. a) a covered walk open at one side or having the roof supported by pillars;… … English World dictionary
gallery — c.1500, from M.Fr. galerie a long portico (14c.), from M.L. galeria, of uncertain origin, perhaps an alteration of galilea church porch, which is probably from L. Galilaea Galilee, the northernmost region of Palestine (see GALILEE (Cf. Galilee)); … Etymology dictionary
