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To act out a character, typically as a performance

To feign or mimic an act, expression or appearance

Make a performance of

To deceive or fool someone

To imagine or dream about something

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Verb

To act out a character, typically as a performance

characterise^UK

characterize^US

tread the boards

play to the gallery

play the part of

pass oneself off as

bring down the house

be one of the cast

act the part of

take the part of

take the role of

do an impression of

represent oneself as

disguise oneself as

assume character

do an impersonation of

dress oneself up as

be disguised as

feign the identity of

assume the identity of

set oneself up as

pass oneself of as

pass yourself off

disguise yourself

assume the character of

follow in footsteps

do an impression

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“Once ensconced in the small town they have invaded, they don costumes and play-act on stage in the town's unoccupied theater, music playing all the while.”

Verb

To feign or mimic an act, expression or appearance

assume the role

go through the motions

pass oneself off as

play the part of

give the appearance of

give appearance of

go through the motions of

make a pretence of

put on a false display

play to the gallery

put on a pretense

put up a smoke screen

hide one's feelings

put on a false front

tell a white lie

create out of thin air

lay it on thick

pretend to have

profess to have

put up a front of

make a pretense

present a false face

present a false front

be hypocritical

assume the role of

affect the role of

follow in footsteps

do an impression of

do an impression

disguise yourself

strike an attitude

behave affectedly

cop an attitude

assume an attitude

keep quiet about

draw a veil over

sweep under the carpet

be dishonest about

sweep under the rug

stretch the truth

speak with forked tongue

not tell the truth

pull the wool over someone's eyes

be economical with the truth

make up a story

pull someone's leg

tell a terminological inexactitude

forswear oneself

depart from the truth

tell a little white lie

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“I told him to play-act like he was attacking me so he could slip back into the lodge.”

Verb

Make a performance of

sensationalise^UK

sensationalize^US

overemphasise^UK

overemphasize^US

lay it on thick

make a performance of

play on heartstrings

play to gallery

play to the gallery

make a big thing out of

make a production of

blow up out of all proportion

make a mountain out of a molehill

make too much of something

stretch the truth

lay it on with a trowel

blow out of proportion

make a drama out of a crisis

make a big thing of

blow something out of all proportion

make a production out of

make a federal case of

lay it on with a shovel

draw the longbow

draw the long bow

make federal case

make a big deal out of something

make a big thing of it

blow it out of all proportion

overstate the case

emphasize too much

magnify importance

make a song and dance about

make a mountain out of

give someone a sob story

exaggerate information

go into detail about

spread on thick

express emotion

get carried away

go overboard with

strain yourself

pull the longbow

make a thing about

make a thing of

make a big thing about

bite off too much

run into the ground

quote out of context

take out of context

give a false account of

give a recitation

pile it on about

lay it on thick about

lay it on with a trowel about

chew the scenery

attach too much importance to

attach too much weight to

lay too much emphasis on

place too much emphasis on

chew up the scenery

stretch a point

blow up out of proportion

allow too much for

lay too much stress on

make something out of nothing

go over the top about

go on and on about

give substance to

embellish the truth

give fulsome praise

pay extravagant compliments

lay on with a trowel

give a false idea of

rate too highly

assess too highly

exaggerate the worth of

focus attention on

give prominence to

call attention to

draw attention to

turn spotlight on

bring to the fore

lay emphasis on

put emphasis on

bring attention to

think too highly of

expect too much of

praise too highly

think too much of

exaggerate the merits of

prize too highly

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Verb

To deceive or fool someone

play a trick on

pull a fast one on

take for a ride

pull a swifty on

put one over on

pull the wool over someone's eyes

throw dust in someone's eyes

lead up the garden path

take to the cleaners

take advantage of

lead down the garden path

pull a fast one

give someone a bum steer

outmanoeuvre^UK

do the dirty on

throw off the scent

put on the wrong track

propagandize^US

propagandise^UK

pull someone's leg

play for a sucker

put on false front

give wrong information to

put up smoke screen

bait and switch

sell a bill of goods to

lead up garden path

send on a wild goose chase

do someone in the eye

steal a march on

worm one's way out of

beat around the bush

slip something over on

play games with

take for a fool

take to cleaners

get the better of

make a sucker of

give the wrong impression

play for a fool

sell a bill of goods

put someone up to something

play fast and loose with

give the runaround

send on a wild-goose chase

sell down the river

break the rules

twist around your little finger

make a monkey of

make a monkey out of

make somebody look an idiot

be cleverer than

stab in the back

run rings round

make rings round

play someone false

break faith with

be unfaithful to

be economical with the truth

bear false witness

stretch the truth

do someone dirty

stretch the rules

pull something funny

stack the cards

hit below the belt

go one better than

misrepresent the truth

distort the truth

betray one's true intentions

arrange fraudulently

find a loophole in

exploit a loophole in

throw off balance

put someone off their stride

catch on the hop

not speak the truth

make up a story

lie through one's teeth

forswear oneself

say something untrue

tell an untruth

not tell the truth

tell a falsehood

tell a white lie

perjure oneself

tell a terminological inexactitude

concoct a story

depart from the truth

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Verb

To imagine or dream about something

indulge in fantasy

build castles in Spain

build castles in the air

indulge in fancy

build castles in air

indulge in wool-gathering

live in a dream world

give free rein to the imagination

conceptualize^US

conceptualise^UK

fantasize about

conjure up an image of

see in your mind's eye

form a picture of

form a mental picture of

see in one's mind

have nightmares

conjure up a mental picture of

picture in one's mind's eye

conjure up a picture of

create in your mind

sentimentalize^US

be in a reverie

be in a brown study

sentimentalise^UK

make up stories

conjure up pictures

stretch the truth

think romantically

set your sights on

have as one's aim

set one's heart on

have as one's goal

be economical with the truth

view through rose-tinted glasses

look at through rose-colored glasses

let your imagination run away with you

have hallucinations

be under the impression

think it conceivable

be inclined to think

be of the opinion

think it likely

have delirium tremens

see pink elephants

get the picture

conjure up an picture of

form a mental image of

visualize mentally

give thought to

form an impression of

build up an impression of

build up a picture of

take as a hypothesis

cobble together

go out on a limb

form an opinion of

take for granted

make a guess at

be given to understand

have a sneaking suspicion of

make an estimate of

jump to a conclusion

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