煞有介事
shà​yǒu​jiè​shì

to pretend to be serious

  • created sense approved 煞有介事 · shà​yǒu​jiè​shì · to pretend to be serious — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    煞有介事

    shà​yǒu​jiè​shì

    to pretend to be serious

    To act as if one is taking things very seriously; to make a show of being in earnest, often in an exaggerated way or to deceive others

    煞 (literal) → 煞 · shà · very 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · to have 介 (literal) → 介 · jiè · this 事 (literal) → 事 · shì · matter

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