act one's age

act one's age
phrasal or be one's age
: to behave in a reasonable manner

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act (or be) one's age
[usu. in imperative] behave in a manner appropriate to someone of one's age and not to someone much younger

"Act your age" is not advice to behave like an adolescent


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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