go through a phase

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go through a phase

To experience or be in the midst of a temporary period of change, development, or fluctuation. I went through a phase of being obsessed with superhero movies this summer. Timothy has been really aggressive and demanding lately, but I think he's just going through a phase.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jo	[dʒəu]
Vasco	BAHS-ko (Spanish), VASH-koo (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Ableson	['eiblsn]
Danilo	-	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Ratree	-	Thai
Cleopatra	klee-ə-PAT-rə (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)