Collocations for "fake"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fake" in context.
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fake
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- fake your [name, identity, ID]
- fake the [accident, death, signature, story, report]
- faked her [signature, own death]
- fake your [father's, teacher's, boss's] signature
- fake [intelligence, your understanding, interest, caring]
- fake [an illness, insanity]
- fake [the evidence, proof, an orgasm]
- fake a [pass, shot, throw]
- fake it [till, 'til, until] you make it
- [I'm sure, I think] he's faking
- fake your way through [work, school, life]
- faked to [hide, save, protect, get]
- [successfully, easily] faked
- is [easy, hard] to fake
- fake her out (by)
- can be easily faked (out)
- fake [sunglasses, jewelry, documents, reports, news, images]
- a fake [name, identity, passport, profile, signature]
- fake [gold, diamond, silver, silk]
- fake [breasts, hips, knee, lips]
- a fake [person, personality, celebrity, friend]
- a fake [interest in, concern for]
- the fake world of [entertainment, the rich]
- is the fakest [thing] I have ever [seen, heard of]
- don't be fake with me
- you are [just, such] a fake!
- don't be a fake!
- this [watch, diamond] you sold me is a fake!
- you sold me a fake!
- it must be a fake
- was confirmed [as, to be] a fake
- is [making, selling, dealing in] fakes
- [arrested, fined] for selling fakes
- fakes of [Rembrandt, Matisse]
- sport: [tricked, fooled, beat] the defender with a fake
- always [acts, behaves] so fake
'fake' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):