Act out
Act out verb - To behave badly.
Stop
Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.
Both terms in one sentence
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Instead, Bert and Dubz stop before going into the portal and act out a skit where Bert turns out to be Dracula.
Source: Lets Play / DeliciousCinnamon - Though we zoom out to see the sound stage, the actor doesn't stop to act out his abuser role.
Source: Proscenium Reveal
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Stop and Act out. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/act_out/stop
Act out & Stop. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/act_out/stop>.
Stop or Act out. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/act_out/stop.
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