act up

Example Sentences

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On the morning of our departure, our van battery acts up and the motor won’t start.

From The Wall Street Journal

RCA still sees plenty of room for Sleep Token and its ilk to win freshly curious audiences, and conjure even more metal acts up the charts.

From Los Angeles Times

I started acting up simply to keep myself occupied.

From Los Angeles Times

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

“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