Verb
play up to (third-person singular simple present plays up to, present participle playing up to, simple past and past participle played up to)
To try to gain favour with by flattery.
If we're gonna win, we have to play up to and beyond our potential. Don Nelson
With the crowds on your side, it's easier to play up to your potential. Julius Erving
If the assembled company rags you for a failing, you can usually play up to it for comic effect: it's the failing they don't mention that you have to watch out for. Clive James
It is a lot of mind games that take place, the agents do it, the players themselves play up to the game too, but it doesn’t mean that the football club being mentioned wants to buy them. Source: Internet
If they play up to their full potential, Peru could capture the hearts of brand-new fans the world over. Source: Internet
Keen to play up to its image as an innovator, Virgin Atlantic began an iBeacon trial in Heathrow Airport at the beginning of this year. Source: Internet