Truth, Secrecy, & Deception - Pretense
Discover how English idioms like "keep up appearances" and "crocodile tears" relate to pretenses in English.
Review
Flashcards
Quiz
used for saying that a person, thing, situation etc. is not actually like what their description, label, or title suggests
to act and behave as if everything is fine so that others do not find out about one's problems
to take action that proves one's sincerity or commitment to what one has said by investing or spending money on it
to behave in a way that hides one's unhappiness, worries, or problems
to act calmly in order to hide one's anger, enthusiasm, fear, etc. from others
to have a bad reputation of calling for help when one does not really need any, and so making oneself untrustworthy
used for saying that a person only appears to be nice or innocent, but they are not like that in reality
used to refer to when someone does something intentionally, but pretends as if it was an accident
to pretend as if one is asleep or dead so that others will not bother or attack one
someone or something that looks frightening, dangerous, or strong while in reality, they are not
to begin crying just to get others to sympathize with one or do what one asks of them
used when someone likes to have things so expensive they cannot possibly afford
to purposefully choose to behave in a specific manner to show a specific idea or leave a specific impression