keep an act up

keep an act up
keep an act up† and keep one's act up
to maintain behavior that is a false show; to continue with one's facade. (The

an

can be replaced with

the, this, that,

etc.) •

How long do I have to keep this act up? I am tired of fooling people.

I am weary of keeping up my act.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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