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
Kofi	-	Western African, Akan
Friedrich	FREED-rikh	German
Lyn	LIN	English
Bayani	-	Tagalog
Adoniram	-	Biblical
Xaviera	-	English (Rare)