| Id | ESLPod_0271_WE_0217 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 271 |
| Episode Title | Using an ATM |
| Phrase | to act up |
| Text | In this podcast, the phrase "to act up" means to not work properly: "The CD player is acting up again, stopping every five minutes." When we talk about children, the phrase "to act up" means to misbehave or to behave poorly: "Young children often act up when they want their parents to pay more attention to them." "To act out" means to perform something in theater: "Gisa is acting out the role of Ophelia in tonight's performance of Othello." "To act on (something)" or "to act upon (something)" means to do something based on information or advice that one has received: "Acting on her parents' wishes, Bela went to medical school, but she never really wanted to be a doctor." |
| Topics | Money |
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