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    Act up (no object): misbehave (for people); not work properly (for machines) act like (inseparable): behave in a way that's like _____. Add up (1. No object): logically fit together. "His theory is hard to believe, but his researchadds up"

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    Act up (no object): misbehave (for people); not work properly (for machines) act like (inseparable): behave in a way that's like _____. Add up (1. No object): logically fit together. "His theory is hard to believe, but his researchadds up"

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    Act up (no object): misbehave (for people); not work properly (for machines) act like (inseparable): behave in a way that's like _____. Add up (1. No object): logically fit together. "His theory is hard to believe, but his researchadds up"

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    act up (no object): misbehave (for people); not work properly (for machines).

    "The babysitter had a difficult time. The childrenacted up all evening." "I guess I'd better take my car to the garage. It's been acting up lately."

    act like (inseparable): behave in a way that's like _____ . "What's wrong with Bob? He's acting like an idiot." Note: This phrasal verb is very informal.

    add up (1. no object): logically fit together. "His theory is hard to believe, but his researchadds up." Note: This phrasal verb is often negative. "His theory seems, at first, to be plausible, but the facts in his research don't add up."

    add up (2. separable): find the total. "What's the total of those bills? Could you addthem up and see?"

    add up to (inseparable): to total. "The bills add up to $734.96. That's more than I expected!"

    ask out (separable): ask for a date. "Nancy has a new boy friend. Joe asked herout last night."

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