Idiom: 'make believe'

[elliot]

English Idioms and Expressions, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #21 "Expressions with make", question 1

Everybody thought Jane and Elliot were a happy couple, but it was all just make believe.

(a) modesty
(b) pretending
(c) reality
(d) denial

English Idioms and Expressions, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #21 "Expressions with make", answer 1

Everybody thought Jane and Elliot were a happy couple, but it was all just pretending.

Correct answer: (b) pretending
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is ""make believe " an idiom?

[Yankee]

Hi

Yes, "make believe" is an idiom meaning imaginary or invented.

As a phrasal verb, "to make believe" means to pretend.
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English