10 Results found for "portray oneself".

play the victim card

simple past and past participle played the victim card) (idiomatic) To portray oneself as an innocent victim instead of taking responsibility. The serial...


imbellettarsi

makeup or rouge (figurative, literary) to embellish the truth, to portray oneself better than the truth     Conjugation of imbellettàrsi (-are) (See...


farsi vedere

fàtti vedere) to show or portray oneself Synonym: mostrarsi farsi vedere diverso da come si è veramente to portray oneself differently from how one truly...


self-advertise

simple past and past participle self-advertised) To advertise or portray oneself as. 2018 September 18, Rebecca Lewis, “Alternative Influence: Broadcasting...


offerkofta

Attested since 2002. offerkofta c pity pot, sympathy card (the act of portraying oneself as a victim) ta på sig offerkoftan ― play the victim card (literally...


posing

national chief seriously. (informal) The act of portraying oneself artificially, usually to make oneself appear grander or to fit in with the crowd; pretense...


sympathy card

regret. An attempt to gain sympathy or an advantage in a discussion by portraying oneself as a victim in need of sympathy (used with the verb "play"). (card...


представям

(someone) [with на (na) ‘to someone’] to stage (a performance) to depict, to portray to nominate, to suggest (someone) [with за (za) ‘for a reward, punishment...


представя

(someone) [with на (na) ‘to someone’] to stage (a performance) to depict, to portray to nominate, to suggest (someone) [with за (za) ‘for a reward, punishment...


dress up

chilly weather. (intransitive, often with 'as') To put on a costume portraying oneself as a particular type of character or well-known person. We're having...