play it for all it's worth

Fig. to exploit a problem, disability, or injury to get as much sympathy or compensation as possible. He injured his hand before the examination and he played it for all it was worth in order to get the exam delayed.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Valentino	vah-len-TEE-no	Italian
Chiamaka	-	Western African, Igbo
Ximo	-	Catalan, Spanish
Joktan	-	Biblical
Charlotte	shar-LOT (French), SHAHR-lət (English), shahr-LAW-tə (German), shah-LOT (Swedish), shahr-LAWT-tə (Dutch)	French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Amadi (2)	-	Western African, Yoruba