- make the right noises
- make (all) the right noises
to seem to be enthusiastic about something.
I think she liked my presentation. She certainly made all the right noises.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
make the right noises
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make (all) the right noises — phrase to say things that make people think you are interested in something She makes all the right noises about economic reform. Thesaurus: to say something in a particular wayhyponym general words meaning to say somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
make all the right noises — make (all) the right noises to seem to be enthusiastic about something. I think she liked my presentation. She certainly made all the right noises … New idioms dictionary
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