Your mischief will not work.

[Naeem Afzal]

Hi teachers,

Your mischief will not work.
Your mischief won`t be stood. Please correct these two sentences.

Many thanks.

 

[5jj]

It's difficult to correct them, because it is not clear what you are trying to say.

 

[emsr2d2]

#1 could be correct depending on the context.
#2 is incorrect. You can't say that someone's behaviour "won't be stood". There is a phrasal verb "to stand for" meaning "to put up with" or "to tolerate".

 

[Naeem Afzal]

Thank you very much.

Your bad behaviour won't be tolerated/stood for/put up with. Correct?

I mean to say if a person who thinks he can beat others and he starts fighting over small things.

 

[Rover_KE]

Your bad behaviour won't be tolerated/stood for/put up with. Correct? 'Tolerated' and 'put up with' are correct. 'Stand for' is not used in the passive.

Rover

 

[Naeem Afzal]

Thank you, Rover. What other words can be used in place of "bad behaviour"?

Many thanks.

 

[Rover_KE]

It depends on the nature of the misbehaviour. A few possibilities are naughtiness, bullying, vandalism, insolence....

 

[Naeem Afzal]

Your vandalism won't be tolerated. Your vandalism won't be put up with. Can I use "vandalism" here? I have added a picture for more information.

 

[Rover_KE]

Yes.

 

[Naeem Afzal]

Thank you, Rover. I have a confusion. Your vandalism won't be put up. Isn't it complete or we have to use "with" as well? Because "I don't know how you put up with him". There's no "him/here/me" etc.

 

[Rover_KE]

'I won't put up with your vandalism.'

'Your vandalism won't be put up with.'