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Put on a brave front

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• Put on an act

  verb phrase To behave misleadingly, esp pretentiously; SHOOT someone A LINE (1934+) Pretend, especially in order to deceive; also, show off. For example, We were afraid Charlie had hurt himself, but he was just putting on an act, or We know you’re a good swimmer—stop putting on an act. [ c. 1930 ]

• Put one in mind of

  Remind one, as in You put me in mind of your grandmother . This idiom was first recorded in 1530. For a synonym see call to mind

• Put one into the picture

  see: in the picture

• Put one off

  1. Repel or repulse someone, as in His bad manners put her off, or They were put off by the bad smell. [ c. 1900 ] 2. put someone off. Persuade someone to delay further action, as in He put off the creditors, promising to pay next week, or They managed to put him off […]

• Put one over on someone

  verb phrase To deceive someone; best someone by a trick (1912+)

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