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act up

Behave badly or not work as it should.

Meanings of «act up»

1 · verb

to behave badly, especially children

My little brothers always act up in restaurants.

2 · verb

to malfunction or work badly, said of a machine

The old printer will act up during busy mornings.

Similar: malfunctionbreak downglitch

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