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
Hanna (2)	HAH-nah (German), HAN-nah (Danish), HAHN-nah (Finnish)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Hungarian
Borislav	bah-ree-SLAHF (Russian)	Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Windsor	WIN-zər	English (Rare)
Zoie	ZO-ee	English (Modern)
Ad	[æd]
Dunlap	['dunlæp]