Idiom
act the hypocrite
Meaning
To behave deceitfully or hypocritically; to dissemble.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He acts the hypocrite when he tells others to be honest.”
“It is hard to trust a leader who acts the hypocrite by breaking the very rules he created for his staff.”
“The politician continued to act the hypocrite, publicly condemning the corruption he was secretly profiting from behind closed doors.”
Examples
simple
“He acts the hypocrite when he tells others to be honest.”
contextual
“It is hard to trust a leader who acts the hypocrite by breaking the very rules he created for his staff.”
complex
“The politician continued to act the hypocrite, publicly condemning the corruption he was secretly profiting from behind closed doors.”
Key words
Related idioms
- Updated