- act as someone
- act as someoneto perform in the capacity of someone, temporarily or permanently; to serve in some special capacity, possibly temporarily. •
This is Mr. Smith. He'll act as manager from now on.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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act against someone's orders — disobey orders, not do what one was told … English contemporary dictionary
act — act1 [ ækt ] noun *** ▸ 1 single thing someone does ▸ 2 law ▸ 3 part of play, etc. ▸ 4 performance ▸ 5 behavior hiding truth ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a single thing that someone does: act of violence/vandalism/terrorism/kindness/bravery/desperation … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
act */*/*/ — I UK [ækt] / US noun Word forms act : singular act plural acts 1) [countable] a single thing that someone does act of violence/vandalism/terrorism/kindness/bravery/desperation etc: No act of kindness is ever wasted. We strongly condemn any act of … English dictionary
act as — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms act as : present tense I/you/we/they act as he/she/it acts as present participle acting as past tense acted as past participle acted as act as someone/something to do the job of a particular kind of person or… … English dictionary
Act — or ACT may mean:* Act of Parliament (Act of Congress in the USA) a statute or law passed by a legislature. * Act (band), a British band * ACT New Zealand, a New Zealand political party * Act (document), a document recording the legality of a… … Wikipedia
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act your age — act/be your age phrase used for telling someone that they are behaving in a stupid way, as if they were much younger than they really are Thesaurus: ways of saying someone is stupid or sillysynonym Main entry: age * * * ˌbe/ˌact your ˈage idiom… … Useful english dictionary
someone's blood is up — (someone s) blood is up if someone s blood is up, they are very angry or excited about something and may act in a violent way. Now Tom s blood was up he ran at Bob waving his fists … New idioms dictionary
act of bankruptcy — ➔ bankruptcy * * * act of bankruptcy UK US noun [C] ► LAW an action by someone who owes money that may give people they owe money to a reason to ask a court to say that they are bankrupt (= legally unable to pay what they owe and forced to give… … Financial and business terms
act\ one's\ age — • act one s age • be one s age v. phr. To do the things that people expect someone of your age to do, not act as if you were much younger than you are. Mr. O Brien was playing tag with the children at the party. then Mrs. O Brien said, Henry! Act … Словарь американских идиом
Act your age! — Act (your) age! something that you say to someone who is being silly to tell them to behave in a more serious way. Oh, act your age, Chris! You can t expect to have your own way all the time … New idioms dictionary
