Provoke someone by being annoying or behaving badly
Meanings
- Provoke someone by being annoying or behaving badly (intransitive, British English)
- deceit, without great hopes of success (intransitive, International English)
Examples
- The children were TRYING IT ON all night until I lost my temper.
- He knew I wasn't got to let him do it- he was just TRYING IT ON.
- My laptop keeps TRYING IT ON at random times.