behave+like

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• behave like a madman — act like a crazy person …   English contemporary dictionary

• like sheep — like ˈsheep f5 idiom (disapproving) if people behave like sheep, they all do what the others are doing, without thinking for themselves Main entry: ↑sheepidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• behave — v. 1) (d; intr.) to behave like (he behaved like a gentleman) 2) (D; intr.) to behave towards (how did they behave towards you?) * * * [bɪ heɪv] (d; intr.) to behave like (he behaved like a gentleman) (D; intr.) to behave towards (how did they… …   Combinatory dictionary

• behave */*/ — UK [bɪˈheɪv] / US verb Word forms behave : present tense I/you/we/they behave he/she/it behaves present participle behaving past tense behaved past participle behaved 1) [intransitive] to do things in a particular way The children behaved very… …   English dictionary

• behave — be|have [ bı heıv ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive to do things in a particular way: The children behaved very badly. behave like: You behaved like a complete idiot! behave toward: This is not how you behave toward a child. behave as if/though: He… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• behave — be|have W3S3 [bıˈheıv] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: have [i] to hold or bear (yourself), behave (14 16 centuries)] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to do things that are good, bad, sensible etc = ↑act ▪ She behaved in a very responsible way .… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• behave — 01. When we go to Grandma s house, I expect you children to [behave]; don t run around screaming and jumping on the furniture like last time. 02. The children s [behavior] during the play was excellent; they were completely fascinated, and… …   Grammatical examples in English

• behave — [[t]bɪhe͟ɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ behaves, behaving, behaved 1) VERB The way that you behave is the way that you do and say things, and the things that you do and say. [V prep/adv] I couldn t believe these people were behaving in this way... [V prep/adv] He d …   English dictionary

• behave — [bē hāv′, bihāv′] vt., vi. behaved, behaving [see BE & HAVE] 1. to conduct (oneself or itself) in a specified way; act or react 2. to conduct (oneself) in a correct or proper way SYN. BEHAVE, used reflexively (as also the other words in this… …   English World dictionary

• behave — 1 Behave, conduct, comport, demean, deport, acquit, quit are comparable when they mean to act or to cause or allow (oneself) to act in a specified way or in a way that evokes comment. Behave denotes the performing of various actions or the saying …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• like father, like son — This idiom is used when different generations of a family behave in the same way or have the same talents of defects …   The small dictionary of idiomes