as in to pretend
to take on a false or deceptive appearance
she's not half as innocent as she likes to let on
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At no point in Steven Birnbaum’s pregame routine did the retiring defender let on that D.C.
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Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
There's more to Sicily than The White Lotus lets on.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
But Leland doesn’t let on that the infant may no longer be inherently bad.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 July 2024
But is there more to Ruby’s past than Davies is letting on just yet?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 23 June 2024
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Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
There's more to Sicily than The White Lotus lets on.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2024
But Leland doesn’t let on that the infant may no longer be inherently bad.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 July 2024
But is there more to Ruby’s past than Davies is letting on just yet?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 23 June 2024
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“Let on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/let%20on. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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