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let on like
verb as in make believe
verb as in put on an act
Example Sentences
This is how I found out he had way more money than he ever let on—like, half a million dollars.
Seemed nobody had told Pastor Howard either, as he didn’t let on like he thought it was funny.
Why, they just don’t let on, like she was a regular person.
In a recent conference call to discuss third-quarter earnings, Jackson let on like his 2015 forecast was no big deal, since 17 million would only be a few percentage points above an estimated 16.5 million for 2014.
But Steve didn't let on like he noticed Bills at all, and retch and shuk hands with the other boys and ast how they was all a-comin' on.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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