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mischief
verbs
be up to mischief
(= be doing things that cause trouble or damage )
• The children were lively and always up to mischief.
get into/up to mischief
( also make mischief ) (= do things that cause trouble or damage )
• You spend too much time getting into mischief!
keep/stay out of mischief
(= not do things that cause trouble etc )
• Can I trust you to stay our of mischief for half an hour?
keep somebody out of mischief
(= prevent someone from causing trouble )
• Playing football helps keep him out of mischief.
cause mischief
(= do things that cause trouble or damage )
• Boys were wandering around, out to cause mischief.
somebody's eyes twinkle/dance with mischief
(= they show that someone wants to cause trouble, play tricks etc )
• Leo nodded, his eyes shining with mischief.
phrases
full of mischief
(= often playing tricks on people or causing trouble )
• I remembered him as a giggling boy who was full of mischief.
a glint/hint of mischief
(= an expression that shows someone wants to play tricks )
• There was a glint of mischief in her eyes.
transnet.ir
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noun
playfulness:
The little boy was full of mischief.
noun
trouble:
He was trying to cause mischief.
Simple Definitions
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see MAKE MISCHIEF.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun QUANT. glint, hint There was a glint of mischief in her eyes. VERB + MISCHIEF cause, do, make Such people will do anything they can to make mischief. | get into/up to Don't get up to any mischief while we're out. | keep/stay out of Try to stay out of mischief, will you?
Oxford Collocations Dictionary