Structure
Verb［ている］(1) + ふりをする
［い］Adjective + ふりをする
［な］Adjective + な + ふりをする
Noun + の + ふりをする
(1) Verb［ない］、Verb［た］
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About ふりをする
ふりをする is an expression in Japanese that is used to show that someone is 'pretending to be (A)', 'putting on airs of (A)', or 'acting as if (A)'. This construction comes from a combination of the noun 振り 'a shake', the adverbial particle を, and する. It can be thought of as meaning 'to give off the impression of (A)', or 'to shake off the impression of (A)'.
As ふり itself is a noun, this expression may be used with the attributive form of any other word.
Fun Fact
The noun 振り has several different nuances in Japanese, with only one of them being used in this particular expression. That meaning is 'to show a certain behavior pattern on the outside'. Due to this, ふり doesn't specifically mean 'to pretend', just that what is happening on the outside may be different to what is happening within a person (either mentally or physically).
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泣いた振りをしたって無駄ですよ。
When you pretended to cry, it was useless.
私の犬は寝た振りをすることがある。
There are times when my dog pretends to sleep.
子供は、注意された時に、聞こえない振りをした。
The child pretended not to hear while she was being scolded.
病気の振りをして会社を休んだ。
Pretending to be sick, I took the day off work.
見て見ない振りをするのは良くない。
It's not good to pretend to turn a blind eye to something.
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