act up
Example Sentences
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“That’s not the idea. The idea is to have them clean their act up so that they do better and the stock goes up and their dividends go up,” Ryan said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
“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
The more serious the occasion, the more he'll act up.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2022
Lopez says she hopes to keep playing for many years, even if her knee is starting to act up a bit.
From Reuters ● Aug. 5, 2022
But my son, too tired and too excited, began to act up.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
