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keep an act up

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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.

See also: act, keep, up