make great play of



make (a) great play of something

  also make a big play of something
to do something in a way that makes people notice what you are doing, often in order to make it seem more important than it really is She made great play of ignoring me when I spoke to her.
See also: great, make, of, play

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AloisAH-lo-ees (German)German, Czech
LiseLEE-se (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), LEES (English), LEEZ (English)French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Beileag-Scottish
Ionelayo-NEL-ahRomanian
Blagoje-Serbian, Croatian
Tommy['tɔmi]