fake it
idiom
informal
: to pretend to be something that one is not or to have some knowledge or ability that one does not really have
He acts like he's my friend, but I can tell that he's just faking it.
He didn't know the words to the song, so he had to fake it.
Examples of fake it in a Sentence
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But while some women fake it from time-to-time, for others the lack of ability to reach orgasm is a far more debilitating issue.
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Sarah Sinclair, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Gorsuch is too distinctive and incisive a voice as a writer and legal thinker to fake it.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
To let in more sunshine — or at least fake it convincingly — here’s what experts recommend.
—Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
Many of us are socially awkward but have learned to fake it in writers rooms and pitch meetings and marriages.
—Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
Many of us are socially awkward but have learned to fake it in writers rooms and pitch meetings and marriages.
—Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
Mia, Yanko, Alison (Janina Gavankar is not being used to her full potential in this role!), and even Stella try to fake it.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2021
Joe was sitting in the corner, couldn't fake it.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
This is an impossible standard, so the obvious strategy is to fake it, and to avoid any situation where your inadequacy will be visible.
—Ross McCammon, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2023
Sarah Sinclair, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Gorsuch is too distinctive and incisive a voice as a writer and legal thinker to fake it.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 20 Jan. 2024
To let in more sunshine — or at least fake it convincingly — here’s what experts recommend.
—Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
Many of us are socially awkward but have learned to fake it in writers rooms and pitch meetings and marriages.
—Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
Many of us are socially awkward but have learned to fake it in writers rooms and pitch meetings and marriages.
—Anonymous, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
Mia, Yanko, Alison (Janina Gavankar is not being used to her full potential in this role!), and even Stella try to fake it.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2021
Joe was sitting in the corner, couldn't fake it.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
This is an impossible standard, so the obvious strategy is to fake it, and to avoid any situation where your inadequacy will be visible.
—Ross McCammon, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2023
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“Fake it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fake%20it. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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