act your age
Stop being childish
Act your age is a command to behave with the maturity expected of someone your age—almost always directed at someone acting younger than they are.
Parents say it to children throwing tantrums; adults say it to other adults being silly or immature: You're forty years old—act your age.
The phrase act your age, not your shoe size adds emphasis through absurdity.
- matureFully grown or developed
- childishImmature in manner
- immatureNot fully developed
- behaveAct in acceptable ways
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
adult · temper tantrum · tantrum · silly · big boy pants · dignity · wisdom · wise beyond years · elder · juvenile · petulant · sensible · appropriate · respectable · composed · foolish · reckless · birthday
- momismsI told you so, no means no, back in my day, clean your room, do your homework
- agingaging process, aging body, aging workforce, aging parents, biological clock
- maturityadulthood, immature, ripe, unripe, adult
- scoldingscold, scolding, rebuke, berate, reprimand
act your agelet loose
Remove restraints from
live a little · loosen up · let your hair down · lighten up · cut loose
act, age, acts, acted, acting, actor, actress, action, actions