keep up an act

and keep up one's act

Fig. to maintain a false front; to act in a special way that is different from one's natural behavior. Most of the time John kept up an act. He was really not a friendly person. He works hard to keep up his act.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Moss	-	English (Archaic), Jewish
Andronikos	-	Ancient Greek
Ainslie	AYNZ-lee	English (Rare)
Blagoj	-	Macedonian
Argyris	-	Greek
Myeong-Suk	myung-sook	Korean