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acted one's age, not one's shoe size

acted one's age, not one's shoe size is the simple past and past participle of act one's age.

Meaning of act one's age

Verb

act one's age (third-person singular simple present acts one's age, present participle acting one's age, simple past and past participle acted one's age)

  1. (idiomatic) To behave in a manner appropriate to one's age.
    Synonyms:
    behave one's age
  2. (imperative) To behave in a mature manner; to avoid being childish.
    • Act your age and stop fiddling with that pen – you’re showing us up.

Questions about acted one's age, not one's shoe size

What is acted one's age, not one's shoe size the simple past and past participle of?
Acted one's age, not one's shoe size is the simple past and past participle of act one's age.

Words near acted one's age, not one's shoe size in the dictionary

  1. acted charade
  2. acted charades
  3. acted chicken
  4. acted on
  5. acted one's age
  6. acted one's age, not one's shoe size
  7. acted out
  8. acted possum
  9. acted the fool
  10. acted the giddy goat
  11. acted the goat

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