act up
Verb
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Verb
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To misbehave; to cause trouble.
- My allergies act up during hay fever season.
- Children may act up in class in an effort to get attention.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To perform the duties of an appointment senior to that actually held; to deputise for a superior.
- Acting up is always recommended when you find yourself under a new boss.
- (misbehave) carry on
- French: (informal) enquiquiner, énerver, (colloquial) courir sur le haricot, (formal) importuner, (vulgar) péter les pruneaux
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