Magbulsa (en. To pocket)

/maɡˈbulsə/

Synonyms

to act busy for show

It seems like he was just pretending to be engaged in the meeting, laughing a lot but not contributing anything.

Parang nagbulsa lang siya sa meeting, tawa nang tawa pero walang naiambag.

to pretend to be busy

Don't pretend to be busy, your laptop is silent, it's like you're not doing anything.

Wag kang magbulsa, tahimik lang ang laptop mo, parang wala kang ginagawa.

to be stingy or cheap

That's why he often pretends to be busy because he doesn't want to spend money on other people.

Kaya madalas siya magbulsa kasi ayaw gumastos sa ibang tao.