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playing to the gallery

playing to the gallery is the present participle and gerund 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 playing to the gallery

What is playing to the gallery the present participle and gerund of?
Playing to the gallery is the present participle and gerund of play to the gallery.

Words near playing to the gallery in the dictionary

  1. playing through
  2. playing time
  3. playing times
  4. playing to
  5. playing to the cheap seats
  6. playing to the gallery
  7. playing to win
  8. playing tricks
  9. playing up
  10. playing up Old Gooseberry
  11. playing up to

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