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Acting the goat

Meaning :
A person who is not behaving sensibly on occasions.

Example :
When Preston had dinner with his new parents-in-law, he was acting the goat and not being his normal self.

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	Acting the goat		A wolf in sheep’s clothing
	An arm and a leg		A firm hand
	All talk (and no action)		Against all odds
	A taste of your own medicine		All bark and no bite
	A little bird told me		A little learning is a dangerous thing
	A lost ball in the high weeds		A penny saved is a penny earned
	As warm as toast		At a drop of a dime
	At loggerheads		At death’s door
	Apple pie order		An old flame
	A steal		A poker face
	A stone’s throw		Achilles heel
	All’s fair in love and war		All ears
	At the eleventh hour		A lemon
	An egghead		A dime a dozen
	Air one’s dirty linen in public