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horse around

British  

verb

  1. informal (intr, adverb) to indulge in horseplay

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

horse around Idioms  
  1. Indulge in frivolous activity or play. For example, The boys were horsing around all afternoon. This term presumably alludes to horseplay, which has meant “rough or boisterous play” since the late 1500s. [First half of 1900s]


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The next day, the team filmed additional scenes on Carbon Beach near the Azoff's Malibu home, stripping down to shorts to juggle a ball, horse around in the surf and approximate the 'running man' dance.

From BBC Nov. 13, 2023

They horse around with irreverent humor and messy physicality.

From New York Times Nov. 11, 2022

"So of course children horse around and they might have skin to skin contact, but usually it's not prolonged during most activities."

From Salon Aug. 9, 2022

Trainer Peter Miller said the owners preferred to keep the horse around one turn instead of two.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 12, 2020

He swung his horse around and galloped back across the bridge.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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