act up
Example Sentences
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“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
When I was dating the woman who became my wife, her 13-year-old would act up.
From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2023
The more serious the occasion, the more he'll act up.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2022
He told Golf Digest his hip can act up in soft conditions.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2022
Wes didn’t act up in class, which kept him under the radar; his teachers spent 90 percent of their time dealing with the 5 percent of kids who did.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
