make like en · VERB
Etymology
Originally a US regionalism; compare earlier make as if.
Meanings
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(US, colloquial, with clause) To behave as though.
Make like we're getting married and repeat after me, "2004 is the year I will moisturise daily".
2004 January 3, Hannah Pool, “The new black”, in The Guardian:
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(US, colloquial, with a noun) To behave in the manner of.
In his office is an eight-foot bull whip; Ed likes to snap it around and make like a slave-driver.
1947 February 10, “The Great Salesman”, in Time:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| make as if | alternative | lexicographic | |
| made like | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made like | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| making like | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| makes like | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
make like a baby and head out · make like a banana and split · make like a tree and leave
Synonyms
Translations (3)
es hacer de (2. (with a noun) To behave in the manner of.) · es hacer como que (1. (with clause) To behave as though.) · es hacer como si (1. (with clause) To behave as though.)