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

acts one's age, not one's shoe size is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 acts one's age, not one's shoe size

What is acts one's age, not one's shoe size the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Acts one's age, not one's shoe size is the third-person singular simple present indicative of act one's age.

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

  1. acts of sederunt
  2. Acts of the Apostles
  3. acts of war
  4. acts on
  5. acts one's age
  6. acts one's age, not one's shoe size
  7. acts out
  8. acts possum
  9. acts the fool
  10. acts the giddy goat
  11. acts the goat

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