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played to the gallery

played to the gallery is the simple past and past participle of play to the gallery.

Meaning of play to the gallery

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

Questions about played to the gallery

What is played to the gallery the simple past and past participle of?
Played to the gallery is the simple past and past participle of play to the gallery.

Words near played to the gallery in the dictionary

  1. played the wag
  2. played the white man
  3. played through
  4. played to
  5. played to the cheap seats
  6. played to the gallery
  7. played to win
  8. played up
  9. played up Old Gooseberry
  10. played up to
  11. played upon

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