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act
up
To misbehave; to cause trouble.
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act
out
To express one's feelings through disruptive
act
ions.
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act
out
To go through the process of a scene from a play, a charade or a pointless exercise.
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act
on
To
act
decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.
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act
up
give trouble
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balancing
act
A performance that involves balancing things precariously and suspensefully.
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balancing
act
An effort to manage many conflicting or competing items or interests.
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act
one's age
To be mature and not childish.
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in the
act
In the process of doing something; used to emphasize the eye-witness evidence.
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caught in the
act
To be found doing something that you weren't supposed to be doing, while you're doing it.
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clean up one's
act
To reform; to improve one's habits.
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get one's
act
together
To become serious, organized, worthwhile, etc.
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read somebody the riot
act
To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.
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act
like a bull in a china shop
To
act
rudely or clumsily in a delicate situation.
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abide by
To accept a decision or law and
act
in accordance with it; to conform to; to acquiesce; as, to abide by an award.
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chicken out
lack nerves to
act
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hold back
To
act
with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
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back off
To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to
act
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boss about
To
act
in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is
act
ually their superior.
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boss around
To
act
in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is
act
ually their superior.
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cue up
The
act
of taking aim on the cue ball with the cue in a game of snooker, or billiards, etc.
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stand in for
To replace; to
act
as a double or substitute for.
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throw a fit
To become angry, enraged, or upset; to
act
or re
act
with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc.
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cave in
The
act
of something collapsing or caving in.
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cave in
The
act
of relenting.
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chew the scenery
To display excessive emotion or to
act
in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
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cold shoulder
A deliberate
act
of disrespect; a slight or snub.
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hair-splitting
The
act
of finding exceedingly small differences which are probably neither important nor noticeable to most people.
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ham it up
To
act
or emote, especially to over
act
or
act
badly.
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one good turn deserves another
One
act
of kindness should be paid back by another
act
of kindness.
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vote out
To expel the holder of an office or other position through an
act
of voting.
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a leopard cannot change its spots
One cannot change one's own nature.1597, William Shakespeare, Richard II
Act
i, Scene 1 (First Folio):King. Lyons make Leopards tame.Mowbray. Yea but not change his ?pots.1611, King James Version of the Bible, Jeremiah 13:23:Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe Chapter 32:End now all unkindness. Let us put the Jew to ransom, since the leopard will not change his spots, and a Jew he will continue to be.1918, Johnston McCulley, Thubway Tham's Inthane Moment:The leopard cannot change his spots, old boy.
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act
ions speak louder than words
It is more effective to
act
directly than to speak of
act
ion.
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be had up
To be accused of, or arrested for a criminal
act
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camel's nose
A metaphor for a situation where the permitting of some small
act
will lead consequently to a larger undesirable
act
or circumstance.
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carry on
To
act
or behave; especially to
act
or behave so as to attr
act
attention.
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cast the first stone
To
act
self-righteously in accusing another person, believing that one is blameless.
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cold comfort
C. 1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew,
act
4, sc. 1.
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crank up
To start something mechanical, an
act
that often used to involve cranking.
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do the honors
Act
as a host to guests.
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do the honours
Act
as a host to guests.
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don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly
Driving (a vehicle) very fast is a dangerous
act
.
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drag
To
act
or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
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eat someone out of house and home
C. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2,
Act
II Scene I.
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err on the side of caution
To
act
in the least risky manner in a situation where one is uncertain about the consequences.
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faceplant
The
act
of landing face first, often associated with bailing during extreme sports.
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first things first
Deal with matters of highest priority first; deal with matters in logical sequence.1922, H. G. Wells, The Secret Places of the Heart, ch.4,"First things first," said Sir Richmond. If we set about getting fuel sanely, if we do it as the deliberate, co-operative
act
of the whole species, then it follows that we shall look very closely into the use that is being made of it.1999, Frank Pellegrini, "House Republicans Quell Mutiny Over Tax Bounty," Time, 23 Jul.,Judging by the polls
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flat-footed
Unprepared to
act
.
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fly in the face of
To
act
in a manner highly contrary to; to counter
act
or contradict.
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force of habit
An
act
that has been repeated to the point where the performance of the
act
becomes automatic.
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