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make like

(colloquial, chiefly, US, with clause) To behave as though.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(colloquial, chiefly, US, with clause) To behave as though.

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  • “If they build it, a horde of random people should make like the 1700s British and burn it to the ground. The People should also be tearing down ANYTHING bearing 🍊💩🐀's name.”

Origin: Originally a US regionalism; compare earlier make as if. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “If they build it, a horde of random people should make like the 1700s British and burn it to the ground. The People should also be tearing down ANYTHING bearing 🍊💩🐀's name.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “sometimes I think I should make like one of those ps2 style indie games because it doesn't seem that hard but I think it's pretty hard actually”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “They used to make like 25 episodes of Star Trek a year, and like, yeah, at least 5 of them were pretty bad, but usually 3 were really, really good and the remaining 17 were decent as hell.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I believe his father rather comically supported both Rangers and Celtic. They don’t make like them Sarwar Sr anymore.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The he one good thing about a cashless society is that Boomers - or “Generation Jones” will be the last ones to go out of their way to get hundred dollar bills for no fucking good reason but to make like even less pleasant for everyone else.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(colloquial, chiefly, US, with a noun) To behave in the manner of.

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  • “You’re supposed to make like some fucking weird tentacle two finger and thumb thing to hold them apparently. My pen rests all the way along my middle finger”

  • “Thomas Massie, and others, keep threatening to reveal them, knowing that THIS Administration have already redacted what they have, and will never release the unredacted files. Whoever has the complete files, needs to make like Nike, and "Just Do It" already!”

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  • “i wish i had a friend who could use some help on their indie game because i would love to make like. one thing. and see if i can handle doing more?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Don't they make like 30%of their revenue from scammers?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Betcha President Milei is just delighted he pulled Argentina out of WHO to make like Trump. What's doing with sequencing??”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “You’re supposed to make like some fucking weird tentacle two finger and thumb thing to hold them apparently. My pen rests all the way along my middle finger”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Thomas Massie, and others, keep threatening to reveal them, knowing that THIS Administration have already redacted what they have, and will never release the unredacted files. Whoever has the complete files, needs to make like Nike, and "Just Do It" already!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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