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play up something

— phrasal verb with play us ​ /pleɪ/ verb

(GIVE IMPORTANCE)

› to make something seem more important or better than it really is, esp. to get an advantage:

The report plays up the benefits of the plan, but doesn’t say much about the costs.

(Definition of “play up something” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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