Act for
Put on
Put on verb - To place on one's person.
Both terms in one sentence
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In My Bride Is a Mermaid, Lunar tries to put on a ventriloquist act for her class.
Source: Ventriloquism -
You Can Leave Your Hat On: The POW's put on a variety act for their German guards, the climax of which is a strip show by Dottie, an interned female USO performer.
Source: Film / Escape to Athena -
She can bully the babies into doing what she wants, and then put on the "cute, innocent little girl" act for the adults so they suspect nothing.
Source: Western Animation / Rugrats
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