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
Federico	fe-dhe-REE-ko (Spanish), fe-de-REE-ko (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
Paulo	-	Portuguese, Galician
MÜMİN	-	Turkish
Lleu	LAY	Welsh Mythology
Leonia	-	Late Roman
Virgilius	-	Late Roman