act on

Meaning

1. Oxford78% of films

   to take action as a result of advice, information, etc.

   Why didn't you act on it?

   We can't act on every piece of intelligence.

In the movies · 6

• You need to come up with a dream, then act on it.The Ultimate Gift2007
• Some energies have a spiritual source, which act upon a person's soul.Monty Python's The Meaning of Life1983
• People are gonna drink. We all know that. All I do is act on that.The Untouchables1987
• Why didn't you act on it?Michael Collins1996
• So that we may act on your behalf...The King's Speech2010
• They've changed my life, changed the way I act on the Earth.South Park: Imaginationland2008
• What matters is the part we choose to act on.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007
• We can't act on every piece of intelligence.The Imitation Game2014

From the same entry

• act of God
• be in on the act
• do, perform, stage a disappearing act
• get your act together
• a hard act to follow
• in the act
• clean up your act
• read the Riot Act
• be your age
• act the fool
• behave as if you own the place
• act for behalf of