Emotions & feelings
put on a front
pretend to feel differently
To put on a front means to behave as if you feel confident or fine when you do not really feel that way.
Hear it in real life
She seemed completely relaxed yesterday.
She was just putting on a front.
He put on a front at the meeting, but I could tell he was nervous.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: He put a front on at the meeting to hide that he was nervous.
Say: He put on a front at the meeting to hide that he was nervous.
With this meaning, the idiom is “put on a front,” not “put a front on.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
put on a front; put on a brave front
Your turn: say it out loud
He put on a front at the meeting, but I could tell he was nervous.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
put on a front
pretend to feel differently
“He put on a front at the meeting, but I could tell he was nervous.”
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