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What is another word for puts on an act?

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Act a part

To make a false show or pretense of

Plays to the cheap seats

To make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone

To play or act out a (usually imaginary) role

To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

To alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

To behave in a manner intended to impress

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Act a part

goes through the motions

gives the appearance of

goes through the motions of

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To make a false show or pretense of

puts on a false front

puts up a smoke screen

sweeps under the carpet

minimises^UK

minimizes^US

presents a false front

goes through the motions

beards

presents a false face

makes a pretense

makes a show

makes a show of

gives the appearance of

goes through the motions of

passes oneself off as

puts on a false display

does a bit

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Plays to the cheap seats

plays to the cheap seats

Verb

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To make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone

Verb

To play or act out a (usually imaginary) role

passes oneself off as

does an impression of

dramatizes^US

dramatises^UK

represents oneself as

assumes the character of

brings down the house

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

feigns the identity of

assumes the identity of

goes through the motions

puts on a false front

gives the appearance of

affects the role of

goes through the motions of

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To give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information

gives wrong information to

leads down the garden path

leads up the garden path

puts on the wrong track

puts up smoke screen

gives someone a bum steer

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

throws off the scent

sends on a wild goose chase

victimises^UK

victimizes^US

gives the wrong impression

takes to the cleaners

maneuvers^US

manoeuvres^UK

sells a bill of goods to

does someone in the eye

slips something over on

pulls something funny

sells a bill of goods

plays fast and loose with

gives the runaround

sends on a wild-goose chase

twists around your little finger

makes somebody look an idiot

makes a monkey out of

departs from the truth

says something untrue

fakes it

tells a terminological inexactitude

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To alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

colors^US

colours^UK

Verb

To behave in a manner intended to impress

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