act up (akt ap)

Phrasal-verb Social behavior

Bedeutung

to behave badly or cause trouble

sich schlecht benehmen oder Ärger verursachen (zikh shleht benehmen oder Ärger verursakhen)

"The kids started to act up during the long car ride."

"Die Kinder begannen während der langen Autofahrt, Unfug zu treiben." (Die Kinder begannen während der langen Autofahrt, **Unfug zu treiben**.)

to stop making excuses and take responsibility

to give attention to becoming better at something

to use one’s suffering as motivation for positive action

to develop into something beautiful or full of life

to think about something that happened in the past

to contact an organization in writing regarding something