PV - Act up

Act up

*If children act up, they behave badly: The kids have been acting up again.

                =MISBEHAVE

*f a part of your body or a piece of equipment acts up, it starts to become painful or to develop problems: I hope my back doesn’t start acting up again.

                =PLAY UP

*If children act up, they behave badly: He’s a tough kid and he acts up a lot.

*If a machine or part of your body acts up, it does not work properly: The computer is acting up again.

*(informal) To behave badly: The kids started acting up.

*(formal) If something is acting up, it is not working properly: Her washing machine was acting up again.

act verb noun

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