play to the gallery (plēi tú ðə ɡæləri)

Idiom Theater

含义

to try to gain approval from the general public rather than experts

试图获得大众的认同,而不是专家的认同 (shìtú huòdé dàzhòng de rèntóng, ér bùshì zhuānjiā de rèntóng)

例句

"The politician was clearly playing to the gallery with his speech."

"政治家显然在用他的演讲取悦观众。" (zhèngzhìjiā xiǎnrán zài yòng tā de yǎnjiǎng qǔyuè guānzhòng)