| 词组 | act one's age |
| 释义 | Idiom act one's age Theme: BEHAVIOR to behave more maturely; to act as grown-up as one really is. (This is frequently said to a child.)Come on, John, act your age. Stop throwing rocks.Mary! Stop picking on your little brother. Act your age! act (one's) ageTo 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 one's ageBehave more maturely. Although the phrase often is used in asking children to act in a more grown-up fashion ( Only babies suck their thumbs; act your age), it also may refer to an adult who is, sometimes deliberately, acting much younger than might be considered appropriate ( Grandpa, it's time you stopped climbing ladders and acted your age). |
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