| 单词 | grandstand play |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgrandstand play grandstand play n. U.S. play in a game intended primarily to get applause from the spectators in the grandstand; (in extended use) behaviour designed to gain approval or attention; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1883 Boston Post 20 Aug. 1 Williamson..went for a ‘grand stand play’, and threw a little wide to Anson. 1932 ‘B. Ross’ Trag. of X iii. x. 307 That was his grandstand play—an attempt to make good his former losses and cover his embezzlements. 1989 C. S. Murray Crosstown Traffic iii. 70 Hendrix's grandstand play for Marianne Faithfull was..a calculated slap at Jagger's own status. 1993 Toronto Sun 17 June 79/2 It's a grandstand play, but also a potentially effective one. < as lemmas |
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