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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.

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Jack gritted his teeth and leapt for the imp, but the creature made as if to snap his fingers again, and Jack stopped short.

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“The policies have been made as if there were no women or children,” she said.

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At a landing, Goodman turned around and made as if he was going to hit Jensen with the baton.

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“Do you know this?” said he, making as if he would take aim at me.

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Drunkenly, he made as if to push her away.

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