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plays to the gallery

plays to the gallery is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 plays to the gallery

What is plays to the gallery the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plays to the gallery is the third-person singular simple present indicative of play to the gallery.

Words near plays to the gallery in the dictionary

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

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