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put up a front













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Because you got a lot of people who will put up a front, to save face.

From New York Times Mar. 12, 2019

My ability to put up a front diminishes the closer we come to their house.

From The Guardian Jan. 12, 2019

I was struck that when he was a painter he didn't just put up a front of being a painter, he tried to make himself a better painter.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 9, 2015

People with psychotic thoughts put up a front to people around them to seem inviting and welcoming.

From Time Jan. 22, 2015

I knew somethin' was ticklin' Pinckney inside; but he put up a front like a Special Sessions judge.

From Shorty McCabe by F. Vaux (Francis Vaux) Wilson




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