Meanings
prepositional phrase
- idiomaticMisbehaving, being mischievous.
Some people are made of plastic / And you know some people are made of wood / Some people have hearts of stone / Some people are up to no good
1971, The Dramatics, “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get”, in Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
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