The phrase "act worried" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing someone's behavior or demeanor that suggests they are feeling concern or anxiety about a situation.
Example: "When she heard the news, she began to act worried, glancing around the room and biting her nails."
Alternatives: "pretend to be anxious" or "feign concern".
In Massachusetts last August, a federal appeals court upheld a lower court's ruling that a citizen's right to film police in public is protected by the first and fourth amendments.During oral arguments, one of the judges hearing the challenges to the Illinois Eavesdropping Act worried that allowing recording might hinder the ability of the police to do their jobs.
Opponents act worried about Burbank's "charm" being ruined by these changes but it looks like the charm is slowly going down the tube anyway as more and more places close up and sit empty indefinitely like the ones already there.
So here we are, one of those parenting moments where I get to either act worried and upset ("It's already late--I'm too tired to fold this drama into the end of a long day!") or roll with it and handle the unexpected in a way that yet again shows my son a saner path to take when plans go awry.
Act worried close to full moons.
Act worried when asking him/her.
If someone asks, just say "Oh, it's nothing", but act worried.
The economists and policy wonks behind the Affordable Care Act worry that the technical problems bedeviling the federal portal could become much more than an inconvenience.
Many in the public sector bemoan the success of the Freedom of Information Act, worrying about time wasted on vexatious requests from activists and journalistic fishing trips.
Even some supporters of the Affordable Care Act worry that the flaws in the system, if not quickly fixed, could threaten the fiscal health of the insurance initiative, which depends on throngs of customers to spread the risk and keep prices low.
Act angry and a bit worried.
Still, the attorney does not believe the Teamsters' actions were criminal under the Hobbs Act, and worried that had there been a conviction, the case might have drawn a strange line for other unions determined to picket in the future.
