Act on
Both terms in one sentence
- His first act on screen was to mutilate one of his subordinates for failing a petty order.
Source: Knight Of Cerebus / Fan Works -
Five-Man Band: The Chick: Lindsay Donner The Lancer: Peter Axon, who is most likely to act on his own account, sometimes against the direct order of the case manager.
Source: Series / Psi Factor -
Misaki pulls the Sweet Polly Oliver act on her own at one point in order to help her fellow maid/friend Erika avoid a bad situation with an overly-devoted customer.
Source: Manga / Maid-Sama!
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Order and Act on. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/act_on/order
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Order or Act on. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/act_on/order.
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