| ham up(verb, play, perform, enact) |
| hamming(verb, play, perform, enact) |
| imitate(fake, perform, pretend, sham, enact) |
| lay on thick(expression, idiom, maximize, overuse) |
| laying it on thick(expression, idiom, exaggerate, maximize) |
| make like(expression, perform, enact, portray) |
| masquerade as(expression, perform, enact, portray) |
| mirror(perform, enact, portray) |
| offer(give, show, present, play, perform) |
| overemploy |
| pass oneself off as(expression, idiom, perform, enact, portray) |
| play a gig(verb, expression, idiom, act, present) |
| play a role(expression, idiom, perform, enact, portray) |
| pose as(expression, perform, enact, portray) |
| put on an act(expression, fake, perform, pretend, sham) |
| read a part(verb, expression, idiom, act, present) |
| render(give, show, present, perform, enact) |
| star as(verb, expression, act, perform, portray) |
| take the part of(expression, idiom, perform, enact, portray) |
| take the role of(verb, expression, idiom, act, present) |