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
Alexandre	a-lek-SAWNDR (French), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Brazilian Portuguese), a-le-SHAN-dre (Galician)	French, Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Maikel	-	Dutch
Eustacia	-	English (Rare)
Ivaylo	-	Bulgarian
Kearns	[kɜ:nz]
Rick	RIK	English