grandstand play (English, noun)
expansion: grandstand play (plural grandstand plays)
Senses:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A successful play or other manoeuvre during a sporting competition in which one or more players shows off unnecessarily in order to entertain or impress the spectators.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: An action or stratagem that is excessively dramatic or sensational and that is intended to appeal to members of the public or to a particular audience.
tags: broadly
idiomatic
Forms:
form: grandstand plays
tags: plural