play up

• play up

play up

Verb

move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"

Synonyms:

• foreground
• highlight
• spotlight
• play up

Verb

ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"

Synonyms:

• cozy up
• cotton up
• shine up
• play up
• sidle up
• suck up