- make as if to do something
- make as if to do somethingto act as if one were about to do something. •
The thief made as if to run away but changed his mind.
•Jane made as if to smack the child.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
make as if to do something
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make a clean breast of something — phrase to tell the truth about something wrong that you have done so that you can stop feeling guilty about it Thesaurus: to admit you are wrong or have done something wrongsynonym Main entry: clean * * * I see clean I … Useful english dictionary
make a production (out) of (something) — to make something seem more complicated or difficult than it is. It s only a couple of hours work. Do you have to make such a production of it? Related vocabulary: blow something out of all proportion, make a mountain out of a molehill … New idioms dictionary
make a bad fist of something — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us … New idioms dictionary
make a poor fist of something — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us … New idioms dictionary
make as if to do something — phrase to make a movement so that you seem to be going to do something Dad made as if to chase me out of the room. Thesaurus: to pretend to do or feel somethingsynonym Main entry: make * * * make as if to do sth idiom to make a … Useful english dictionary
make a mess of doing something — make a mess of (doing) something phrase to make a lot of mistakes when you are doing or dealing with something Tom felt he had made a mess of his life. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something badlysynonym Main entry: mess … Useful english dictionary
make a production (out) of something — informal phrase to make something more difficult, complicated, or noticeable than is necessary Thesaurus: to make something more obvious or noticeablesynonym Main entry: production … Useful english dictionary
make a point of doing something — phrase to be certain that you do something, usually in an obvious way From then on he made a point of avoiding her. Thesaurus: to carry out a plansynonym Main entry: point * * * make a ˈpoint of doing sth idiom to be or … Useful english dictionary
make (a) great play of (something) — to do something in a way that makes people notice what you are doing, often in order to make it seem more important than it really is. She made great play of ignoring me when I spoke to her … New idioms dictionary
make a practice of doing something — make a practice of (doing something) to do something regularly or as a habit. I don t make a practice of recommending restaurants, but this one is really special … New idioms dictionary
make (out) a case for something — make (out) a case for (something/doing something) to give good reasons why something should be done. You ve certainly made out a case for us buying a dishwasher … New idioms dictionary
