keep an act up

and keep one's act up

to 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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Macey	MAY-see	English (Modern)
Sigrun	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Antica	-	Croatian
Emmet	EM-it	English
Rin	ṙeen	Japanese
Dottie	DAHT-ee	English