put on an act

Even children knows how to put on an act to be seen.

But he was in no sense putting on an act.

I've seen women put on an act trying to tough it out.

He would not have been at all surprised if she had put on an act of some kind.

They would not know that she was putting on an act.

"I'm not going to be a different person this year and put on an act," he said.

So I was disappointed when she put on an act.

What is it the young people say - putting on an act?

"She was probably putting on an act for that guy."

But it was obvious they were just putting on an act.

Was he only putting on an act for his own amusement?

When his wife comes to the door, put on an act and we both go in, see?"

This time Woody put on an act for everybody's benefit.

Maybe he's putting on an act, trying to make the major underestimate him.

Why should you put on an act for me?

They put on an act to get his attention.

Putting on an act, of course; she had it figured out by that point.

I've been putting on an act, but was hardly even aware of it.

All you can do is pose, pretend, put on an act.

God knows I've had enough practice putting on an act for those guys."

The man's good at this, girl, he's not putting on an act to impress you.

More often than not she was just putting on an act and saying what the Gatekeeper told her to say.

Peggy advises him to stop putting on an act and be himself.

"I could admire a woman who'd put on an act like that.

And anyway, he might have been putting on an act."