Phrasal Verb - act something out

Phrasal verbs are compound verbs that result from combining a verb with an adverb or a preposition. The resulting compound verb is idiomatic.

Phrasal Verb:

act something out

Meaning / Example:

1. to perform in real life a role that one has imagined in a fantasy.
> I acted out an old fantasy onstage.

2. to convert one's bad feelings into action rather than words.
> Don't act your aggressions out on me!
> She acted out her aggression.

3. to demonstrate or communicate something through gestures or action rather than words.
> Act your request out, if you can't say it.

A group of words which have a different meaning when used together from the one they would have if you took the meaning of each word separately.

A compilation of 50 phrasal verbs.