play up
phrasal verbplay up | play somebody up (especially British English, informal)
- to behave badly
(给某人)添麻烦;使痛苦 - The kids have been playing up all day.
孩子们整天价惹麻烦。
- The kids have been playing up all day.
- to cause somebody problems or pain
(给某人)添麻烦;使痛苦 - My shoulder is playing me up today.
我的肩膀今天疼起来了。
- My shoulder is playing me up today.
play something up
- to try to make something seem more important than it really is
synonym overplay opposite play something down夸大…的重要性;渲染;吹嘘