to act like a doylem
- idiom
- Offensive
:
comportarse como un idiota
- Stop acting like a doylem and help me with this task.
Examples
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Whenever he drinks too much, he tends to act like a doylem.
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Why do you always act like a doylem during meetings?
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Don’t act like a doylem in front of your boss!
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Don't act like a doylem in front of your friends!
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Please don't act like a doylem while we are in the meeting.
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When she gets nervous, she tends to act like a doylem and make silly mistakes.
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He always acts like a doylem when he's trying to impress others.
Synonyms
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1.8
To behave in a silly, playful way and waste time
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2.1
Act in a foolish or playful way without taking things seriously
42
4.1
Act in a way that makes you look silly or embarrassed
7
4.6
Act in a silly way to make others laugh or avoid being serious
3
8.0
To behave in a silly or embarrassing way to get attention
2
8.1
To act in a silly, embarrassing way to make people laugh
1
9.4
Act in a foolish way and ignore good advice
1
9.9
To behave in a silly or clumsy way
1
9.9
To act in a foolish way
1
9.9
Act in a foolish, annoying way instead of being serious
1
9.9
To behave in a rude, stupid way
To behave in a foolish and clumsy way
To behave in a foolish, clumsy way that makes people laugh
To behave foolishly or clumsily
Behave in a silly or foolish way
To act in a silly or stupid way
To do something silly without thinking
To behave in a stupid and rude way
Act in a foolish or careless way
To behave foolishly and show little common sense
To behave rudely or foolishly in a way that annoys others
Behave in a silly, clumsy way to make people laugh at you
Behave in a silly, careless way to avoid serious talk
To behave in a silly way without thinking when nervous or tired
To behave in a rude or foolish way that annoys other people
Behave in a silly, not very smart way
Behave in a rude and stupid way
Behave in a rude, annoying, and foolish way toward other people
To behave in a rude and annoying way
Behave rudely and selfishly and annoy other people
To behave in a very foolish and rude way
To behave rudely and foolishly in a way that annoys or embarrasses people
To behave in a silly, awkward way that looks foolish
To behave in a silly or annoying way
To behave in a silly and immature way
Behave in a very childish way as an adult
To ignore good advice and behave foolishly
To behave in a silly or wild way that makes people laugh
Act in a silly, embarrassing way
Act in a foolish, clumsy way
Act in a foolish way because you trust people too easily
To behave in a silly, rude way and break rules
Act in a silly or stupid way
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Although the syntactic frame 'act like a X' is compositional, the crucial meaning rests on the noun 'doylem,' which is not a recognized English lexical item here and carries no provided definition. A B1 learner who only knows 'act' and 'like' cannot derive the intended sense 'behave foolishly' from the unknown nonce/slang noun, so the expression is not transparently interpretable.
Etymology
Act like a doylem may come from an old comic character called Doylem who was always clumsy and made silly mistakes. So, to act like a doylem now means 'to behave in a foolish or clumsy way'.