act up

faire des siennes, se dérégler

Mal se comporter ou causer des problèmes en fonctionnant mal.

En anglais simple : To behave badly or cause problems by not working properly.

• The children are acting up again.
• My laptop acted up during the meeting.
• Her knee tends to act up in cold weather.

Synonymes : misbehave, cause trouble, play up

Expressions courantes : act up in class, act up again, act up badly

remplacer un supérieur, assurer l’intérim

Effectuer temporairement le travail d’une personne qui occupe un poste plus élevé que le sien.

En anglais simple : To temporarily do the work of someone with a higher position than yours.

• She is acting up as manager this week.
• Two officers acted up while their superiors were away.
• Will I receive extra pay for acting up?

Comment l'utiliser : act up as someone (She acted up as team leader during his absence.)

Synonymes : deputize, stand in

Expressions courantes : act up as manager, act up a grade