# Boost match\_phrase\_prefix

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/boost-match-phrase-prefix/122979>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 7, 2018, 11:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/boost-match-phrase-prefix/122979 "2018-03-07T23:01:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![iitgrad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@iitgrad](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iitgrad)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 11:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/boost-match-phrase-prefix/122979/1 "2018-03-07T23:01:45Z")

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boost seems to be ignored in this scenario  
{  
"match\_phrase\_prefix": {  
"geoLocation.city": {  
"query": "chicago",  
"boost": 200  
}  
}  
}

am I doing this wrong?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/boost-match-phrase-prefix/122979/2 "2018-04-04T23:02:06Z")

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