make as if
make as if
To behave as if; to pretend or make it appear that. Mark always makes as if he cares deeply about other people's problems, but he's never willing to actually help. Samantha's been making as if she's writing the next great American novel, but it's just some trashy thriller.
See also: if, make
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make as if
Also, make as though; make like. Behave as if, pretend that. For example, Jean made as if she really liked the soup, or Dad made as though he had not heard them, or She makes like she's a really important person. The first two usages date from the early 1500s; the third, a colloquialism, dates from the late 1800s.
See also: if, make
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- make like
- make like a (something) and (do something)
- make like...
- make as though
- do one's own thing, to
- act out
- stab (one) in the back
- stab somebody in the back
- stab someone in the back
- put it on