Pretend
71let's pretend — a game or set of circumstances in which one behaves as though a fictional or unreal situation were a real one …
72put on an act — pretend …
73go through the motions — Pretend …
74lay on to be — Pretend to be …
75make on — Pretend …
76Pretended — Pretend Pre*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pretended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pretending}.] [OE. pretenden to lay claim to, F. pr[ e]tendre, L. praetendere, praetentum, to stretch forward, pretend, simulate, assert; prae before + tendere to stretch. See… …
77Pretending — Pretend Pre*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pretended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pretending}.] [OE. pretenden to lay claim to, F. pr[ e]tendre, L. praetendere, praetentum, to stretch forward, pretend, simulate, assert; prae before + tendere to stretch. See… …
78pose as — PRETEND TO BE, impersonate, pass oneself off as, masquerade as, profess to be, represent oneself as; formal personate. → pose * * * ˈpose as [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pose as he/she/it poses as present participle …
79put on a brave face — pretend to be courageous, pretend to be a hero …
80put it on — PRETEND, play act, make believe, fake it, go through the motions. → put * * * put it on To pretend (to be ill, etc) • • • Main Entry: ↑put …