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act one's age
be one's age
To do the things that people expect someone of your age to do, not act as if you were much younger than you are.
Совершать поступки, которые люди ожидают; вести себя по взрослому.
Mr. O'Brien was playing tag with the children at the party. Then Mrs. O'Brien said, "Henry! Act your age!" and he stopped.
My niece is in her early thirties, but she prefers not to act her age.
Моей племяннице уже за тридцать, но она не желает вести себя по-взрослому.
act out of spite
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If your dog gnaws your shoes, there is no evidence to suggest that it acts this way out of spite.
Если ваша собака грызет вашу обувь, нет доказательств предполагать, что она делает это назло вам.
act out
To show an idea, story, or happening by your looks, talk, and movements.
He tried to act out a story that he had read.
To put into action.
All his life he tried to act out his beliefs.
act up
To behave badly; act rudely or impolitely.
Плохо себя вести, грубо или невежливо.
The dog acted up as the postman came to the door.
The students often act up during the breaks.
Ученики часто ведут себя плохо на переменах.
To work or run poorly (as a after all machine); skip; miss.
The car acted up because the spark plugs were dirty.
actions speak louder than words
What you do shows your character better and is more important than what you say. A proverb.
Joe is very quiet, but actions speak louder than words. He is the best player on the team.
John promised to help me, but he didn't. Actions speak louder than words.
ad lib
To improvise; interpolate during speech.
When the actress forgot her lines during the second act, she had to ad lib in order to keep the show going.
add fuel to the flame
To make a bad matter worse by adding to its cause; spread trouble, increase anger or other strong feelings by talk or action.
Bob was angry with Ted and Ted added fuel to the flame by laughing at him.
By criticizing his son's girl, the father added fuel to the flame of his son's love.
add insult to injury
To hurt someone's feelings after doing him harm.
He added insult to injury when he called the man a rat after he had already beaten him up.
To make bad trouble worse.
We started on a picnic, and first it rained, then to add insult to injury, the car broke down.