Synonyms and antonyms of To behave badly in British Thesaurus

misbehave (verb)

if a child misbehaves, or if they misbehave themselves, they behave badly and annoy or upset people

play up (British)

British if children play up or play someone up, they behave badly in a way that they think is funny

presume (verb)

to act as though you have the right to behave in a particular way when you do not

descend to ()

to start behaving in a bad way

go too far ()

to behave in a way that is unreasonable

relapse (verb)

to return to your previous character or behaviour

make an exhibition of yourself ()

to behave badly in public.

try it on (with someone) ()

to behave badly in order to see how annoying or unreasonable you can be before someone becomes angry

not do yourself any favours ()

to not behave in a way that will help you or get you an advantage

be at it ()

if someone is at it, they are doing something that you do not approve of

act up ()

if children act up, they behave badly

have the hide to do something ()

to be brave enough or rude enough to do something

kick over the traces ()

to behave badly, or to do things that other people do not approve of

relapse (noun)

a return to your previous character or behaviour, especially a bad one