act up

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To misbehave; to cause trouble

Children may act up in class in an effort to get attention.

misbehave (for people); not work properly (for machines)."The babysitter had a difficult time because the children acted up all evening." "I guess I'd better take my car to the service. It's been acting up lately."
If a child is acting up, they are behaving badly. = play up
make itself felt as a recurring pain; "My arthritis is acting up again"
misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored
malfunction, operate abnormally; behave strangely or abnormally; behave in a disorderly manner, behave disobediently; show off, behave in a way that draws attention to oneself
If something is acting up, it is not working properly. She was messing with the coffee pot, which was acting up again. = play up
misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored"
an organization in the US and the UK that demands more help and support for people with AIDS
act up

    Türkische aussprache

    äkt ʌp

    Aussprache

    /ˈakt ˈəp/ /ˈækt ˈʌp/

    Etymologie

    [ 'akt ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, partly from Latin actus doing, act, from agere to drive, do; partly from Latin actum thing done, record, from neuter of actus, past participle of agere; more at AGENT.
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