Phrasal verbs:
act up
to misbehave, to become painful
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Patient is consulting his Doctor.
- D:- What seems to be the problem?
- P:- It's my back again Doctor. It always seems to act up when winter approaches.
- D:- I see. I'll prescribe some pain killers for you.
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Teacher is counselling one of his young pupils.
- T:- Why are you always late for class?
- P:- Dunno.
- T:- And why do you always leave your seat without permission? You know you
have to ask the teacher's permission before you leave your seat.
- P:- Sorry, sir.
- T:- I want you to promise to try to behave a bit better in class. The whole class is
fed up with you acting up during class time.
- P:- Yes, sir. I'll try.
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Tennis commentator
- and Williams is going over to the umpire - and I think Williams is signalling to
the Umpire that she can't continue the game - possibly it's her old knee injury acting up again
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Customer is consulting the mechanic about his car.
- M:- You say it loses power after you've been driving for thirty minutes?
- C:- Yes. The car starts fine and for the first thirty minutes of driving everything is
fine. However, after about thirty minutes of driving the car starts acting up. It
loses power and the engine sometimes cuts out when I stop at traffic lights.
- M:- Hmmm. Sounds like faulty fuel lines to me.
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- Mrs. Jones had to take her two little boys out of the restaurant because the tearaways
were acting up so badly. It was embarrassing her and the other customers.
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g-l |
m-r |
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act up |
gear up |
nose about |
saddle with |
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do with |
jazz up |
peter out |
take to |
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