Verb
To act in a way most suitable to; to act in a way that best brings out (a quality, condition, etc.).
He played to his strengths tonight.
The advertisement plays to people's fears about cancer.
To act in order to gain the attention or admiration of.
to play to the crowd
to play to the cameras
I play honestly and I play to win. If I lose, I take my medicine. Bobby Fischer
What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us. Julia Cameron
Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war. George S. Patton
What is play to one is death to another. Hindi Proverb
What is play to the strong is death to the weak. Danish Proverb
What is play to the cat is death to the mouse. Danish Proverb