muck about
Britishverb
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(intr) to waste time; misbehave
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to interfere with, annoy, or waste the time of
Example Sentences
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It's a very good copy, which has not been mucked about.
From BBC
As Ms Hall was busy draining off the pasta in the sink, her partner of 27 years and their daughter were "mucking about by the back door".
From BBC
Her parents had said they were all "mucking about" and throwing grapes at each other in the kitchen while Ms Hall was making spaghetti Bolognese.
From BBC
But I was mucking about with this song in my studio at home — this song by the Montgolfier Brothers, “Between Two Points” — and the sentiments of the lyrics just were not working for me.
From Los Angeles Times
The material doesn’t want sophisticated adults mucking about in it or, worse, gentling its hard edges for commercial consumption.
From New York Times
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