act one's age
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act one's age
verb acts one's age · acting one's age · acted one's age
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To behave in a manner appropriate to one's age.
Similar: behave one's age
- To behave in a mature manner; to avoid being childish. Act your age and stop fiddling with that pen – you’re showing us up.
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verb to be mature and not childish
| Español | comportarse |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 别没大没小的, 不要孩子气 |
| Português | comporte-se |
| Deutsch | sich seinem Alter entsprechend benehmen |
| Русский | вести́ себя́ соотве́тственно своему́ во́зрасту vestí sebjá sootvétstvenno svojemú vózrastu |
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