act up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ act )
1 . if children act up, they behave badly:
He’s a tough kid and he acts up a lot.
2 . if a machine or part of your body acts up, it does not work properly:
The computer is acting up again.
act up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ act )
1 . if children act up, they behave badly:
He’s a tough kid and he acts up a lot.
2 . if a machine or part of your body acts up, it does not work properly:
The computer is acting up again.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012