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Act up

verb

Misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way. Synonym: carry on.

Make itself felt as a recurring pain.

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"Act up" Quotes from Famous Books

... the suffrages of the whole world in our favour, we may end in becoming a sort of bye-word for affectation, cant, hollow professions, trimming, fickleness, and effeminate imbecility. It is best to choose and act up to some one leading character, as it is best to have some settled profession ...

— The Spirit of the Age - Contemporary Portraits • William Hazlitt

... deliberately cocked it. Then, leaning down, he unbuckled the strap from the major's ankles. A wild hope that his incomprehensible captive might seize that moment to develop his real intent—that he might fly, fight, or in some way act up to his reckless reputation—sustained him for a moment, but in the next proved futile. The major only said, "Thank you, Tom," and ...

— The Bell-Ringer of Angel's and Other Stories • Bret Harte

... risk it," replied Arthur, showing that he, too, had had, but had rejected, the temptation to parade the crowded part of town. "Even if the horses didn't act up, the people ...

— The Second Generation • David Graham Phillips

... and copilot wanted to stay around and look for it but No. 2 engine had started to act up soon after they had put on full power for the climb, and they decided that they'd better get ...

— The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects • Edward Ruppelt

Words linked to "Act up" : ache, hurt, misconduct, smart, misdemean, misbehave