act up (v)
carry on#2 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def misbehave badly
def act in a silly or improper way
examples The children acted up when they were not bored
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Outgoing links
Hypernym misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
Incoming links
Also see act → act up
Hyponym misbehave, misconduct, misdemean

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