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

“It’s hard to wrap your head around that the worst parts of your life have been an inspiration,” she says quietly in voiceover as archival video of women gushing their praises plays around it.

From Salon

At some stage, where the heat will be a factor, I could envisage Harry Kane playing around an hour and Bellingham coming on to replace him.

From BBC

As long as you have enough money to live on with your other sources of income, plus a 12-month emergency fund, you have enough time to play around with.

From MarketWatch

That better be the case, because at 80 times forward earnings, Arm can’t afford to play around.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rick downplays that, describing the songs simply as the sound of two friends "playing around" and "having fun".

From BBC