Act your age!

act (one's) age

To behave in accordance with one's expected level of maturity. Really, John, act your age a little. You're like a child sometimes! I'm glad that Sarah is so committed to her studies, but sometimes I wish she would act her age and go out with her friends a bit.

Act your age!

Behave more maturely! (A rebuke for someone who is acting childish. Often said to a child who is acting like an even younger child.) Child: Aw, come on! Let me see your book! Mary: Be quiet and act your age. Don't be such a baby!

词组	Act your age!
释义	Act your age! act (one's) age To behave in accordance with one's expected level of maturity. Really, John, act your age a little. You're like a child sometimes! I'm glad that Sarah is so committed to her studies, but sometimes I wish she would act her age and go out with her friends a bit. See also: act, age Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Act your age! Behave more maturely! (A rebuke for someone who is acting childish. Often said to a child who is acting like an even younger child.) Child: Aw, come on! Let me see your book! Mary: Be quiet and act your age. Don't be such a baby! See also: act McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: act (one's) age act one's age act your age act/be your age courage of one's convictions, have the have the courage of (one's) convictions have the courage of convictions have the courage of your convictions have/lack the courage of your convictions lack the courage of (one's) convictions References in periodicals archive Act Your Age! A Cultural Construction of Adolescence. Lesko, Nancy. Act Your Age! A Cultural Construction of Adolescence
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