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make believe
verb
- to pretend or enact a fantasy
the children made believe they were doctors
noun
- a fantasy, pretence, or unreality
- ( as modifier )
a make-believe world
- a person who pretends
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of make-believe1
Idioms and Phrases
Pretend, as in Let's make believe we're elves . This expression in effect means making oneself believe in an illusion. [Early 1700s]Example Sentences
He described his testimony as 鈥渕ake-believe鈥 and 鈥渟tories they wanted to hear.鈥
You reserved your best make-believe version of yourself for the times you were in our house.
She writes: 鈥淚t was a dream, going from high school to this incredible universe where I got to play make-believe all day long.鈥
He is a make-believe tough guy, built out of special effects and the comedic acting skills of Bruce Willis.
Or to get mad about "cancel culture" or make-believe slights from liberals.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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