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
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“He’s a very rich character to play. He’s a complex, contradictory, troubled human who’s got these extraordinary abilities, so there’s potent stuff to mess about with,” Cumberbatch said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
"The idea was to bring people together but, let's not mess about, the idea was also to make money," said Evans.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024
My hair was a mess about a month ago; I was looking like Moses in “The Ten Commandments.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
Intended mostly as B-movies, they don’t mess about.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2020
Instead it was some mess about medical stuff.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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