Meaning of fake it till one makes it | Babel Free

Definitions

To pretend to be a certain way until one becomes that way.

Examples

“It gave me a chance to be able to see certain things that I like, and I was like, I just had to find my way, what I was good at in life so I could get those things. I just had to um… fake it till I make it.”

“He framed her crimes as “chutzpah” and “moxie”, arguing that the accepted rule of New York’s elite social scene was “fake it until you make it”. He also blamed the influence of social media-obsessed culture.”

“So many other people fake it till they make it, but that never justifies not bringing charges when someone has committed fraud.”

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