Idiom
play to the gallery
Meaning
To appeal to the least sophisticated parts of an audience in order to obtain maximum approval.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The politician likes to play to the gallery during his speeches.”
“Instead of discussing real policy, the candidate chose to play to the gallery to win easy applause from the crowd.”
“The lawyer abandoned his logical arguments and began to play to the gallery, hoping the jury would favor his emotional performance over the facts.”
Examples
simple
“The politician likes to play to the gallery during his speeches.”
contextual
“Instead of discussing real policy, the candidate chose to play to the gallery to win easy applause from the crowd.”
complex
“The lawyer abandoned his logical arguments and began to play to the gallery, hoping the jury would favor his emotional performance over the facts.”
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