acting up
Example Sentences
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I told her the camera is going to be constantly running, so when she’s acting up — and I wanted to open the film with that — she knew that was being recorded.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2024
That shank was a shocker, and perhaps more concerning was Woods saying his back was acting up int the final hour, leading to the shank.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
After lunch, Streisand was ready to relax and needed to stretch her back, which lately has been acting up.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Moody said the injury started acting up two weeks ago and he is “slowly working back into it.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
But now it was humid out, his childhood asthma acting up, and Marius was feeling unhappy and unwell when I came roller-skating by.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
