Примеры употребления для put on an act
1. Ever since Tony Blair, they all seem to feel obliged to put on an act if they hope to succeed.
2. They do not have to be written or spoken — they are generally known, as one Saudi put it, as «unspoken codes.» One of these codes dictates that what happens in the house stays in the house. «You are hurting your family and husband’s pride when you tell others of problems or issues that are happening at home,» said Sara, an older woman married for more than 20 years. «You can be having problems with your husband at home, but once you leave the house you have to put on an act for the people outside.