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
Alene	-	English
Delilah	di-LIE-lə (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English
Hermolaos	-	Ancient Greek
Melpomeni	-	Greek
Antigonos	-	Ancient Greek
Bailliff	['beilif]