The phrase
"to stop pretending" means to no longer act or behave in a way that is not genuine, real or true.
Full definition
We as enthusiasts and car owners need to
stop pretending there is any benefit to using premium fuel in our daily drivers.
I suspect it's more of a case where he's giving himself permission to
stop pretending for a year and live based on what he really believes.
Stop pretending like what they're doing is anything exotic; it's damn sure not increasing the power of the console like they claimed.
The reason why the billboard is there so that people who do not really believe in any religion can
finally STOP pretending they do.
Stop lying to yourself and your children Stop creating placeholders where knowledge is lacking Stop denying your own
ignorance Stop pretending to know that which you can not START a conversation.
I think Simpleton Americans should
stop pretending knowing anything about Christianity or American heritage because you guys have become thoroughly pagan and Bible - illiterate.
Oh stop pretending: We know you and jsdrt are simply running an ad for the new «Dumb and Dumber» movie coming out.
He reckons that Progressive Christians should
stop pretending God exists in the form of «the universe» or other wishy - washy language.
NYC, you could at
least stop pretending this is about freedom of religion and not about Santorum wanting to be president.
I think we need a ST signing, Giroud and Theo just aren't in the same league as Benzema and it's about time some
fans stopped pretending Theo is about to turn into someone capable of leading our attack the way Henry / RVP used to.
and my massive farmer's market haul, it was time to
stop pretending Spring is here and get with the cold and snowy program by making meals appropriate for the season.
The filmmakers have
long stopped pretending to find anything troubling or transgressive about Christian's appetites — he might wield that vibrator a bit punitively at times, but really, who doesn't — leaving them little to do besides cut away distractedly to Hyde's harebrained scheme and usher the Greys toward the more ominous prospect of long - term commitment and parenthood.
At that point,
Lili stops pretending to shift between identities and decides to begin living as a woman permanently.
(It does, however, remain absolutely voluntary for states, and I will shed no tears when those that don't really want to put it into conscientious operation in their
schools stop pretending that they will.)
Those pretenders to the luxury
throne stopped pretending the minute they got started, building bulletproof interpretations of the world's best luxury sedans in one fell swoop.
As soon as the patrons of a certain arcade parlor leave each night, the denizens of various video
games stop pretending to be part of a game and start living their own lives, even going so far as to visit other games through a game waystation.
If
OnePlus stopped pretending it's a tiny startup that's not selling rehashed OPPO devices and just advertised its offerings as delivering the best value in their price range, I'd respect the company a lot more.
They're NOT beatable, they humiliated Bayern who in turn humiliated us, so please
stop pretending like he's right and accept that he's completely lost the plot.
But
please stop pretending like you know more than all of us when it comes to the state of affairs for Nintendo as a company.
For now, though, the healthiest result of this clash — for both men, if not for the city and the state — is that they can
finally stop pretending to be friends.
It's just as easy to lose money in the markets as it is to make money,
so stop pretending like you are Warren Buffet.
Oh, the Vegan Mayo in the book that's on this sandwich is so delicious and diabolically simple that it's worth the purchase of the book alone: you'll have no more guilt over eating oil - laden store bought vegan mayo, but you'll
also stop pretending that blocks of tofu seasoned with lemon juice and pureed, or the non-fat vegan mayo versions taste anything like real mayo.
I stopped pretending to myself to be anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me.
I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that mattered to me,» she said.»