fuck around
Idioms-
Fool around, engage in frivolous activity, as in Stop fucking around and get the job done , or I'm tired of fucking around—let's go home . [ Vulgar slang ; 1920s]
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fuck someone around . Cheat, treat badly or make trouble for someone, as in Stop fucking me around; I know what you're up to . [ Vulgar slang ; mid-1900s]
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Be sexually promiscuous, as in Doesn't he have a reputation for fucking around ? [ Vulgar slang ; c. 1930]
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