New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: belly up to · cosy up to · lead up to · play up · add up to · come up to · face up to · feel up to · get up to · go up to

play up to

1 to person TRANSITIVEbéal bán a thabhairt do c m ubheith ag tláithínteacht le c m uhe played up to her mother thug sé béal bán dá máthair, bhí sé ag tláithínteacht lena máthair, mheall sé a máthair 2 to reputation etc to gain advantage TRANSITIVEtar i dtír ar c m uhe played up to his reputation as a hard man tháinig sé i dtír ar a cháil mar fhear crua → see play

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to play catch-up bheith ar gcúl, bheith chun deiridhhe's playing catch-up with his work tá sé ar gcúl lena chuid oibre

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