14
act up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, good, act)
12
disobey(verb, fail, ignore, refuse, offend)
12
sin(verb, action, act, fall, offend)
9
transgress(verb, act, disregard, fall, fail)
8
trespass(verb, act, fall, fail, offend)
7
behave badly(verb, expression, idiom)
7
misdemean
6
carry on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, good, act)
6
do wrong(verb, expression, idiom, act, behave poorly)
6
misconduct(noun, verb, act)
6
cut up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, good, act)
6
err(verb, fall, mistake, offend, lapse)
6
offend(verb, act, fall, fail, lapse)
5
defy(verb, disregard, ignore, snub, overlook)
5
go astray(verb, expression, idiom, act, fall)
4
be mischievous(verb, expression, idiom, act)
4
deviate(verb, act, fall, fail, offend)
4
go wrong(verb, expression, idiom, act, fall)
4
lapse(verb, fall, blow, offend, blunder)
4
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