act one's age

English

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Verb

act one's age

(idiomatic) To behave in a mature manner; to avoid being childish.
Act your age and stop fiddling with that pen - you’re showing us up.

Synonyms

behave one's age

Translations

to be mature and not childish

Chinese:
Mandarin: 别没大没小的, 不要孩子气
Finnish: käyttäytyä (kunnolla)
French: ne pas faire l'enfant

German: sich seinem Alter entsprechend benehmen
Russian: вести себя́ (vesti sebjá) соотве́тственно (sootvétstvenno) своему́ (svojemú) во́зрасту (vózrastu) (vestí sebjá sootvétstvenno svojemú vózrastu)
Spanish: comportarse (es)
Thai: ทำตัวให้เป็นผู้ใหญ่

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