13
misbehave(verb, good, act, work, play)
9
carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, good, play)
8
cut up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, good, play)
6
malfunction(verb, work, fail, thrive, misbehave)
4
horse around(verb, good, informal, behave)
3
behave badly(verb, expression, fail, disobey, trespass)
3
play
2
be indecorous(verb, fail, rage, offend, disobey)
2
carry
2
fool around(verb, expression, fail, offend, joke)
2
give trouble
2
make a fuss(verb, expression, idiom, rage)
2
roughhouse(play, fail, offend, joke, disobey)
1
act
1
be at fault(verb, fail, offend, disobey, deviate)
1
be bad(verb, fail, offend, disobey, deviate)
1
be dissolute
1
be guilty
1
be immoral
1
be insubordinate
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