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Discover LudwigThe phrase "act sick" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when describing someone who is pretending to be ill or feigning illness for various reasons. Example: "She decided to act sick to avoid going to the party she didn't want to attend."
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Following this logic, Broyard embarked upon an impersonation: "I never act sick.
But when a second prairie dog began to act sick, he promptly took back both animals.
I didn't feel sick, so I wasn't going to act sick.
Act sick.
In the morning, act sick.
When they check on you, act sick until they leave.
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Give it to your doctor.' " Dr. Pryce turns down requests that he thinks are unwarranted, but patients argue and sometimes even act sicker than they really are.
The day you stay home, don't act sicker than you are! Say it helped a lot, and you feel almost better.
In the car he acts sick, hoping his Grandma will suggest they turn back and that he and she will then watch the Westerns on television.
The killing in Lusignan, a village near Georgetown, was a "cowardly act" by "sick, demented criminals," said President Bharrat Jagdeo, appealing for calm.
Glazyev, for example, called the idea of Ukraine's desire to take a European course an act of "sick self-delusion".
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