act

act idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with act, also see catch in the act; clean up (one's act); do a disappearing act; get in the act; get one's act together; hard (tough) act to follow; high-wire act; in the act of; put on an act.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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