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Discover Ludwig"acted up" is a correct and common phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe someone's behavior as disruptive or misbehaving. For example: - The child acted up during the assembly and had to be removed from the room. - My computer always acts up when I try to open multiple programs at once. - The dog acted up when the mailman came, barking and jumping at the door. - Our old car tends to act up in the winter, so we have to be extra careful. - I hope my knee doesn't act up during the race tomorrow.
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acted up
verb
Past of act up
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If they acted up, they were typically punished with violence.
But he was picked on as an outsider, and acted up at school.
Ms. Ayala said Alexander often acted up, running out of the classroom.
Two colts acted up, and one was scratched at the gate as the suspense built.
When his legs acted up, he says, "I thought: You have to relax.
"If you acted up, you were handed a bucket and sent back to your cell".
Six Perfections acted up before the start when she hesitated while being loaded into the gate.
In the early grades, he fought with others and acted up in the classroom.
Mr. Schwartz said he felt "the way any parent would feel if their kid acted up".
Then his knees acted up again, and he went back into hibernation.
"The knee acted up and then the Achilles' followed after that and then the calf started cramping up," Woods said.
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