Make As If (to Do Something) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Make As If (to Do Something) Idiom mean?

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make as if (to do something) What does make as if (to do something) mean?	act as if one were about to do something	The driver made as if he was going to turn right but he actually turned left.
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have stars in one`s eyes What does "have stars in one`s eyes" mean?	to have an appearance or feeling of very great happiness, to be obsessed with show business	The girl had stars in her eyes when she won the spelling contest.

armed to the teeth What does "armed to the teeth" mean?	to be armed with many weapons	The police were armed to the teeth during the drug raid.
draw (someone) out What does "draw (someone) out" mean?	to make a person talk or tell something	The girl was very quiet but we were able to draw her out and she began talking.
give one's best to What does "give one's best to" mean?	idiom. say hello to; give one's regards to
todger What does "todger" mean?	penis; dick
knock on wood What does "knock on wood" mean?	knock on something made of wood to keep from having bad luck	I don`t think that I will lose my job - knock on wood.
knickers What does "knickers" mean?	underwear

a rain check What does "a rain check" mean?	a promise to repeat an invitation at a later date	I did not have time to go to the restaurant with my friend so I decided to take a rain check.
on no account What does "on no account" mean?	for no reason, absolutely not	On no account am I going to let my friend borrow my laptop computer.
(no) bed of roses What does "(no) bed of roses" mean?	a situation that is happy and comfortable (usually used in the negative)	The new job was very difficult and certainly no bed of roses.
How so? What does "How so?" mean?	how is it so?	"I know that you think that the answer is wrong but how so?"
turn one's hand to (something) What does "turn one's hand to (something)" mean?	to start to do something that is different from what you usually do	After we finished cleaning the kitchen we turned our hand to the other rooms.

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Make As If (to Do Something) Idiom