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    act out

    US /ækt aʊt/

    ・

    UK /ækt aut/

    A1
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo perform a role before going on stage; practice
    We need to act out the scene before we go on stage
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo perform or represent something through actions.
    The children acted out the story of Goldilocks.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo express emotions or feelings through unusual behavior.
    The troubled teenager began to act out in school.

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    EF Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    05:58EF Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • For example, students might do a role-play where they create a dialogue and then act out that dialogue.

      For example, students might do a role-play where they create a dialogue and then act out that dialogue.

    • where they create a dialogue and then act out that dialogue.

      where they create a dialogue and then act out that dialogue.

    B1

    6 Positive Discipline Techniques to Improve Child Behavior | Dad University

    13:526 Positive Discipline Techniques to Improve Child Behavior | Dad University
    • For children especially, when they don't feel a sense of belonging, they will act out.

      For children especially, when they don't feel a sense of belonging, they will act out.

    • And typically they will act out in a way that isn't good.

      And typically they will act out in a way that isn't good.

    B1

    Hannah Einbinder & Paul W. Downs Want a Jeff Goldblum 'Hacks' Cameo | All About Me | Harper’s BAZAAR

    08:22Hannah Einbinder & Paul W. Downs Want a Jeff Goldblum 'Hacks' Cameo | All About Me | Harper’s BAZAAR
    • I'm gonna act out what I think it is. Or how about this?

      I'm gonna act out what I think it is. Or how about this?

    • I'm going to act out what I think that it is.

      I'm going to act out what I think that it is.

    A2

    Conan Confronts Jordan Schlansky About His Cameos | Team Coco

    08:42Conan Confronts Jordan Schlansky About His Cameos | Team Coco
    • I can't just act out like a monkey at your beck and call because you decided you want me to fall into something that normally takes a lot of preparations for me.

      I can't just act out like a monkey at your beck and call because you decided you want me to fall into something that normally takes a lot of preparations for me.

    • I can't just act out like a monkey at your beck and call because you decided you want me to fall into something that normally takes a lot of preparations from me.

      I can't just act out like a monkey at your beck and call because you decided you want me to fall into something that normally takes a lot of preparations from me.

    A2

    48 Minutes of Jimmy O. Yang | Guess How Much?

    48:2248 Minutes of Jimmy O. Yang | Guess How Much?
    • But I wasn't going to act out of pocket. I was there to represent.

      But I wasn't going to act out of pocket. I was there to represent.

    • Is the marvelous Miss Maisel a bitch?" But I wasn't going to act out of pocket.

      Is the marvelous Miss Maisel a bitch?" But I wasn't going to act out of pocket.

    A2

    The Lie We Live

    08:25The Lie We Live
    • That we continue to act out of primal aggression, rather than thought and compassion.

      That we continue to act out of primal aggression, rather than thought and compassion.

    • Or does it show how little we've learned, that we continue to act out of primal aggression rather than thought and compassion?

      Or does it show how little we've learned, that we continue to act out of primal aggression rather than thought and compassion?

    A2

    Biblical Series I: Introduction to the Idea of God

    38:29Biblical Series I: Introduction to the Idea of God
    • We think things we don't act out, and we act out things we don't dream.

      We think things we don't act out, and we act out things we don't dream.

    • We think things we don't act out and we act out things we don't dream.

      We think things we don't act out and we act out things we don't dream.

    B1

    Let's Read Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil CC ASMR First Article

    58:31Let's Read Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil CC ASMR First Article
    • Truth, for example, out of error, or the will to truth out of the will to deception, or a selfless act out of self-interest, or the pure, sunny contemplation of a wise man out of covetousness.

      Truth, for example, out of error, or the will to truth out of the will to deception, or a selfless act out of self-interest, or the pure, sunny contemplation of a wise man out of covetousness.

    • Or a self-less act out of self-interest?

      Or a self-less act out of self-interest?

    B2

    How To Radiate a Cool, Attractive Energy

    09:25How To Radiate a Cool, Attractive Energy
    • For example, listen to Matthew talk about later that same night when a group of guys approach him and Another trick you saw there to make your stories interesting is to act out your characters.

      For example, listen to Matthew talk about later that same night when a group of guys approach him and Another trick you saw there to make your stories interesting is to act out your characters.

    • and I'm going, "I don't know where this is going." Another trick you saw there to make your stories interesting is to act out your characters.

      and I'm going, "I don't know where this is going." Another trick you saw there to make your stories interesting is to act out your characters.

    A2

    Is Gender REAL? – 8-Bit Philosophy

    04:19Is Gender REAL? – 8-Bit Philosophy
    • Gender is a sort of script - that society expects us to act out.

      Gender is a sort of script - that society expects us to act out.

    • Gender is a sort of script that society expects us to act out.

      Gender is a sort of script that society expects us to act out.

    B1