Child: Aw, come on! Let me see your book! Mary: Be quiet and act your age. Don't be such a baby!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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
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
act your age! — Don t be childish ● age … Useful english dictionary
Act Your Age — Infobox Album Name = Act Your Age Type = Album Artist = Home Grown Released = 1998 Recorded = Genre = Punk rock, pop punk, rock Length = 69:02 Label = Outpost Recordings Producer = Clif Norrell Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5… … Wikipedia
Act Your Age (House) — House (TV series) episode episode name = Act Your Age episode no = HOU 319 airdate = April 17, 2007 writer = Sara Hess director = Daniel Sackheim guest star = Erich Anderson as Deran; Bailee Madison as Lucy; Slade Pearce as Jasper; Carla Gallo as … Wikipedia
act your age — Behave in a manner appropriate to your age, not to that of a much younger person … A concise dictionary of English slang
act your age — conduct yourself properly, don t be childish … English contemporary dictionary
be 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
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 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
Age fabrication — occurs when an individual deliberately misrepresents his or her true age. This is usually done with the intent to garner privileges or status that would not otherwise be available to the individual, however people may also do this to feel… … Wikipedia
