cheat out
cheat out
In theater, to turn one's body on stage so that the audience is better able to hear and see one, even if it is less natural or realistic within the scene. Thomas, you keep turning your back to the audience. Cheat out a bit, please. The actor cheated out so much during the play that I was no longer able to suspend my disbelief.
See also: cheat, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- (from) top to toe
- better (to be) safe than sorry
- better safe than sorry
- at the end of (one's) fingertips
- (one's) old man
- (one's) old lady
- at your fingertips
- at (one's) fingertips
- at fingertips
- at one's fingertips