act the part

China’s government, Wray said in a speech last year, “has the global reach and presence you’d expect of the leadership of a great nation, but it refuses to act the part and too often uses its capabilities to steal and threaten, rather than to cooperate and build.”

Like all the other faux Joe Strummers in town, Jack hopes to act the part of an insurrectionist at a time and place when self-creation on $5 a week feels achievable.

As he passes it over my belly button going upward, I almost slap at his hand, then realize I need to keep my mouth shut and act the part.

But playing the part of leader will require him to act the part of leader.

When the trial collapsed in 2014, Tulia said she had been "tricked" into believing she was auditioning for a movie and was encouraged to "act the part of a bad, rough, ghetto girl".