mess around
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Those Creoles don’t mess around with their potato salad.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
"Alan makes a good point about how everyone wants to mess around on the ball these days," Sutton explained.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
“We have an ironclad rule at IMAX, which is that our word is our word and we won’t mess around with that,” the CEO said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
The part they don’t mess around with is an assurance that Gibson hasn’t been paid for her story.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025
And when Mr. Larson squinted and rubbed his hands together and said, “It’s like we get to mess around in our own private democracy laboratory!” even Cara had to smile.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
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