mess about
Britishverb
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(intr) to occupy oneself trivially; potter
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to interfere or meddle (with)
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to engage in adultery
Example Sentences
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He was also clear that he's here to get down to business right away, no messing about.
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"You could be kids messing about or someone trying to entrap me," I suggested.
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"I'm a chilled guy until people mess about with me," Whyte reflected the next day.
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Kirsty Giffen-McGrath was sat at the rear of her property, which was undamaged, and said she initially thought it was "kids messing about".
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"People think 'she's always messing about', but that's just me calming myself down without even realising it," reflects Bronze.
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