Act
Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.
Work on
Work on verb - To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something.
Both terms in one sentence
- Even funnier because even when she got him to act like a cat, The Reveal at the end is that her curses didn't work on him, he only did what she asked because of her beauty.
Source: Funny / Fire Emblem Awakening -
Casper's Haunted Christmas: Casper's uncles get mistaken for actors auditioning for the roles of ghosts... and are told they desperately need to work on their act.
Source: Your Costume Needs Work - When The Who were at work on Tommy, their manager Kit Lambert actually had to act as his Translator Buddy just to explain to people "what [he] was on about".
Source: Mind Screw / Music
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