#134 - TO Play UP

1. when a child misbehaves, e.g. "The kids were playing up all morning, it was a nightmare!" 2. when something fails to function properly. e.g. "The battery in my phone is playing up" 3. when a part of your body causes you pain or doesn't function properly "my back's been playing up again" 4. to exaggerate a problem - make it seem more serious than it really is "Papers are playing up the fighting between Bernie Sanders and Hilary Clinton" More information and a transcript (soon) here:

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#134 - TO Play UP is an episode from A Phrasal Verb a Day - Learn English Phrasal Verbs with Luke Thompson.

This episode is 06:23 long.

This episode was published on Apr 19, 2016.

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