act up
if children act up, they behave badly
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Child behaviour
grow into
if children grow into clothes, they become the right size to wear clothes that were too big
grow out of
if children grow out of clothes, they grow bigger and the clothes become too small for them
misbehave
verb
if a child misbehaves, or if they misbehave themselves, they behave badly and annoy or upset people
play
verb
if children play or play something, they do things that they enjoy, for example using toys and taking part in games
play up
if children play up or play someone up, they behave badly in a way that they think is funny
childishness
noun
ride on someone’s shoulders/back
if a small child rides on your shoulders or back, they sit there as you move along
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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