英语词汇play to the gallery的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	play to the gallery
词源	play to the gallery. Like play to the grandstand, this say- ing means “show off.” It is the older phrase, having its origins in the 18th-century English theater, where actors overacted their roles and raised their voices in order to be appreciated by the larger audience up in the gallery beyond the orchestra.
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