How to translate "作“ in English?

“作”是不是苏州话？如果是，那就是naughty bitterly和mischievious bitterly的意思。作天作地就是very naughty bitterly和very mischievious bitterly意思。 例如：“格个小娘五没考上大学，整天作天作地”。 The girl cannot pass the college examination and becames very mischievious bitterly every day.