make the right noises



make (all) the right noises

to seem to be enthusiastic about something I think she liked my presentation. She certainly made all the right noises.
See also: make, noise, right

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Janessajə-NES-əEnglish (Modern)
Otgonbayar-Mongolian
Hirokihee-ṙo-keeJapanese
SarahSER-ə (English), SAR-ə (English), ZAH-rah (German)English, French, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
BrandaBRAN-dəEnglish (Rare)
Aswathi-Indian, Malayalam