keep the act up
keep the act up
To maintain a façade or false set of behaviors in order to deceive people. Other words can be used between "keep" and "act." The company has kept the act up for so long that I think even they believe their own story at this point. I'm tired of keeping this act up. I just want to tell the world the truth about our relationship! Audiences are left at the end of each episode wondering how much longer the villain can keep her act up before her true colors emerge.
See also: act, keep, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
keep an act up
and keep one's act upto 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.
See also: act, keep, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- keep an act up
- keep up an act
- keep up the act
- set an example
- act (up)on (something)
- act on
- acting
- in the act of (doing something)
- get in the act
- get into/in the act, to