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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play around

Ralf Rangnick's all-action Austria side will try to press the way they always do, but Spain will just play around them.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Don’t restrict yourself to one kind of cheese — play around with your flavors and throw in two, three, even four varieties of fromage.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

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 ● Mar. 26, 2026

But none of that stops Claude Code from being fun to play around with.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

I could see a faint smile begin to play around the corners of my father’s lips.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok