act up
Example Sentences
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I felt like all these isolated incidents were speaking to me to act up.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
“So if you gon’ act up, I’m ‘bouta link up, I’m ‘bouta link up, I’m ‘bouta link up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2023
My granddaughters get upset, act up and give her a hard time, and I can understand why.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2022
He told Golf Digest his hip can act up in soft conditions.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
He planned to keep the Prince Charming act up all night.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
