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
Krister	-	Swedish
Aleksandru	-	Medieval Slavic
Laius	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
RÍOghnÁN	-	Irish
Jenci	-	Hungarian
Alen	AHL-en (Croatian)	Croatian, Slovene