play to the gallery
to behave in a way intended to make people admire or support you:
Politicians these days are more interested in playing to the gallery than exercising real influence on world events.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
- bravura
- dressed
- exhibitionist
- flash sth around
- grandstander
- grandstanding
- hot dog! idiom
- ostentatious
- parade
- push
- razzmatazz
- showman
- slut
- streak
- streaker
- strut
- swanky
- tarty
- theatre
- tinsel
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