mess around
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Instead they have banded together in a rare display of gentle mockery of an organization that doesn’t mess around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
“If you’re gonna mess around with the vanilla or chocolate concha, think twice about it,” the user warned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
"Alan makes a good point about how everyone wants to mess around on the ball these days," Sutton explained.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
That's where the treasure is, when you can mess around with that edge and see where it is.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024
“You don’t mess around like that. You just don’t fritter away all your luck.”
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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