Act+up+to
91act — See: READ THE RIOT ACT …
92act — See: READ THE RIOT ACT …
93act up — verb To misbehave; to cause trouble. My allergies act up during hay fever season …
94act — See act, action …
95act on — Synonyms and related words: act upon, affect, approach, bear a hand, bear upon, concentrate on, condemn, decree, do something, do something about, doom, draw, draw on, exert influence, find, find against, find for, focus on, get cozy with, get… …
96act it — Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Deliberately behaving in an obtuse manner. Trying it on Example:Twelve pints isnae enuff tae get ye pished so dinnae act it …
97act on — (Roget s IV) , v. 1. [To act in accordance with] Syn. heed, follow, attend to; see follow 2 , obey 1 . 2. [To influence] Syn. affect, sway, impress; see influence …
98act up — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. carry on, create a disturbance, cause trouble, malfunction; see break down 3 , hurt 4 , misbehave . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. misbehave, act out, raise hell, *sow one s wild oats, rebel, *kick, *throw a tantrum,… …
99act — See: read the riot act …
100act\ up — v informal 1. To behave badly; act rudely or impolitely. The dog acted up as the postman came to the door. 2. To work or run poorly (as a after all machine); skip; miss. Thе car acted up because the spark plugs were dirty …
