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The phrase 'is acting up' is correct and usable in written English
Generally, it is used when referring to someone or something that is behaving in an unexpected or disruptive manner. For example: "My computer is acting up again, I think I need to take it in for a repair."
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"My knee is acting up, but I had to be here," he said.
"That's when you say, 'My FOMO is acting up,' " Mr. Fountain said.
They all look pretty calm, Unstoppable U is acting up the most, but hardly.
"Nobody wants to hear you're tired, or you can't hear, or your spinal stenosis is acting up".
Shackleford, trained by Dale Romans, is acting up in the post parade, but that's not a bad sign.
So, if a government abroad or a multinational company is acting up in some way - perhaps dumping waste or mistreating workers - what can be done about it?
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"But we gonna be acting up tonight".
The oven had been acting up for days.
"Lately it's been acting up," he said.
"It's acting up on him again," Morgan said.
The cart was acting up and witnesses said they heard some popping noises.
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