play around

Idioms  

1. Act playfully or irresponsibly, especially in having a casual or extramarital sexual relationship. For example, She got tired of his playing around and filed for divorce. [1920s]

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Example Sentences

Through playing around I landed on my recipe for scrunched mochi crêpes.

From The Wall Street Journal

And she advises her to play around with online retirement-planning tools to stress-test scenarios such as a job loss, health events and living to 100.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then, at the age of 12, “I started playing around with it,” Erlichson said.

From MarketWatch

We’ve also been playing around with the animation program, which is a lot of fun.

From Literature

"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," he said at the time.

From BBC