To attempt to please somebody by flattery or an overly nice manner because you want them to like you or to do something for you
I'm playing up to my boss at the moment because I want the promotion.
He took great pains to play up to Joan’s mother
Note: transitive verb
Synonyms: flatter, win the favor of, butter up, toady, ingratiate yourself with, creep, crawl, suck up to
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