play to the gallery

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play to the gallery

verb plays to the gallery · playing to the gallery · played to the gallery

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

    Similar: play to the cheap seats, play to the crowd

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@misc{play_to_the_gallery_2026,
  title = {play to the gallery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/play%20to%20the%20gallery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}