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out of character

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Not acting; not "on"; behaving within one's natural personality rather than that of a character in a performance piece.

After watching him perform so energetically, it is a bit of a trip to hang out with him when he's out of character. In real life, he's really mellow.

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out of character

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Inconsistent with one's personality, disposition, or usual expected behaviour.

The burst of anger was out of character for the normally placid boy.

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out of character

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Not in character; not successfully performing within the mindset of a given character in a theatrical performance. See also break character, drop character.

I was out of character for most of the first act because those people in the third row wouldn't stop chatting.

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