act the goat
English
Etymology
act + goat
Verb
act the goat (third-person singular simple present acts the goat, present participle acting the goat, simple past and past participle acted the goat)
- To play around in a silly manner.
Synonyms
- act the giddy goat
- act the jennet
- act the maggot
- clown around
- horse around
- mess about
- play the goat
- play the giddy goat
References
- “act the goat” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
- Cambridge Online Dictionary