act onsomething
phrasal verbwithactverbuk/ækt/us/ækt/
to do something as areactionto aparticularthing such as aninstruction, afeeling, or someinformation:
There is nopointsolicitingfeedbackif you neveracton it.
Acting on atip-off,policecarriedout asearchof thepremises.
Sharepricesroseasinvestorsactedon thenews.
Unless hestartsactingon thesefantasiestheyremainharmless.
Acting onimpulse(= withoutthinkingfirst)can get you into a lot oftrouble.
Reacting and responding
- backlash
- bat
- batsomethingback
- bite
- bite back (atsomeone/something)
- blowback
- overreaction
- pearl-clutching
- play it by earidiom
- press/pushsomeone'sbuttonsidiom
- press/push/hit (all) the right buttonsidiom
- reaction
- respond
- sensitive
- supersensitivity
- ticklish
- ultra-sensitive
- wake
- wake up!idiom
- whitelash