All act up synonyms
act up
A a verb act up
- carry on — If you carry on doing something, you continue to do it.
- rebel — a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- act out — If you act out an event which has happened, you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play.
- raise hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- sow one's wild oats — any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- improperly — not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
- jam — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- malfunction — failure to function properly: a malfunction of the liver; the malfunction of a rocket.
- stall — a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive.
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- conk out — If something such as a machine or a vehicle conks out, it stops working or breaks down.
- fool around — a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- horseplay — rough or boisterous play or pranks.
- misbehave — to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
- show off — a theatrical production, performance, or company.