make like
idiom
US, informal
1
: to pretend to be (someone or something)
He made like a rooster and strutted across the stage.
2
: to act in a way that does not show one's true feelings
He made like he didn't care.
Examples of make like in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
So, make like Oprah and slip your feet into these comfy sneakers, or scroll to shop similar styles that are also prime for travel.
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Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2024
Or, make like Naomi Campbell and do a blunt bang with eye makeup hidden behind a masquerade mask.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 31 Oct. 2023
Lean into the girlish aesthetic by securing your half ponytail with a velvet ribbon, or make like Sarah Jessica Parker, who recently fastened an oversized satin bow in hers to attend a ballet performance.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023
While the idea of smoky eyes for evening is nothing new, make like Johansson and put a modern spin on the classic look by adding a spot of striking silver pigment to the inner corners of your eyes.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
Emilia Wickstead Catrina twin-pocket double-crepe midi dress $1,800 at Matches Fashion
Want to make like the Princess of Wales?
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 31 Aug. 2023
These limits prevented other huge new classes of newcomers until more recent rule changes allowed Sanders to make like Majors 50 years later.
—Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
Most days, the popular Kiss the Bricks tour is offered, which includes a lap around the 2.5-mile oval in a bus with a stop at the finish line, where visitors can make like a winner and press their lips to bricks.
—Susan Glaser, cleveland, 13 July 2023
And anyone with a patch of ground can make like John Erb.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2024
Or, make like Naomi Campbell and do a blunt bang with eye makeup hidden behind a masquerade mask.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 31 Oct. 2023
Lean into the girlish aesthetic by securing your half ponytail with a velvet ribbon, or make like Sarah Jessica Parker, who recently fastened an oversized satin bow in hers to attend a ballet performance.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023
While the idea of smoky eyes for evening is nothing new, make like Johansson and put a modern spin on the classic look by adding a spot of striking silver pigment to the inner corners of your eyes.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
Emilia Wickstead Catrina twin-pocket double-crepe midi dress $1,800 at Matches Fashion
Want to make like the Princess of Wales?
—Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 31 Aug. 2023
These limits prevented other huge new classes of newcomers until more recent rule changes allowed Sanders to make like Majors 50 years later.
—Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
Most days, the popular Kiss the Bricks tour is offered, which includes a lap around the 2.5-mile oval in a bus with a stop at the finish line, where visitors can make like a winner and press their lips to bricks.
—Susan Glaser, cleveland, 13 July 2023
And anyone with a patch of ground can make like John Erb.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 27 Apr. 2023
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“Make like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20like. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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