make as if

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Related Words

• imitate
• impersonate
• purport
• suppose