misbehave
verb
if a child misbehaves, or if they misbehave themselves, they behave badly and annoy or upset people
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To behave badly
play up
if children play up or play someone up, they behave badly in a way that they think is funny
descend to
to start behaving in a bad way
go too far
to behave in a way that is unreasonable
make an exhibition of yourself
to behave badly in public.
try on
to behave badly in order to see how annoying or unreasonable you can be before someone becomes angry
not do yourself any favours
to not behave in a way that will help you or get you an advantage
be at it
if someone is at it, they are doing something that you do not approve of
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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