play to the gallery

Meanings:

1.
UKinternationalinformalderogatory
- To seek cheap or easy popular approval by appealing to the lowest common denominator, often at the expense of substance or principle.
- To perform, speak, or act primarily to impress or win applause from an audience rather than to address more serious or thoughtful concerns.
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internationalneutral
- Originally, to address or perform for the gallery (the cheap seats) in a theatre; used literally of theatrical behaviour.

Examples:

EN: To play to the gallery, of course!
ES: Un acto de caridad, claro.
EN: We play to the gallery with our reforms and laws...
ES: Divertimos a la galería con nuestras reformas estructurales y leyes.
EN: Can't play to the gallery unless there's a gallery and here I am.
ES: No puedes jugar en la galería si no hay una galería y aquí estoy.
EN: As local Magistrates, we can't seek quick success and instant benefits, otherwise we'll play to the gallery make a laughingstock of ourselves.
ID: Sebagai pejabat lokal, kita tidak boleh mencari kesuksesan yang cepat dan instan. Kalau tidak, itu hanya akan jadi pembicaraan kosong yang akan jadi lelucon.
EN: Like me, I only play to the gallery and collect negative examples.
ID: Seperti aku, aku hanya bermain di galeri dan mengumpulkan contoh negatif.
EN: Always looking for opportunity to play to the gallery.
TE: ఒక్కోసారి విసుగొచ్చి playing to the gallery కథలు రాయాలనిపిస్తుంది.
EN: MPS are supposed to play to the gallery of the people.
TE: కాంగ్రేస్ పార్టీ అధికార పార్టీకి ధీటుగాప్రజల్లోకెళ్తామని అంటున్నారు.
EN: A lot of people say that you play to the gallery?
TE: మీరు చాలా మందిపై వాడారని అంటున్నారు, మీరు కేంద్రం అనుమతి తీసుకున్నారా?

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