futz around

Idioms  

1. Also, futz with. Waste time or effort on frivolities, play around. For example, He spent all morning futzing around with the report, or No more futzing with the car—we have to go now. This term may be a shortening and corruption of the Yiddish arumfartzen, for “fart around.” [Slang; 1920s]

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futz around

It was incredibly hot to wear silicone, so there wasn’t as much time to futz around.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2023

I also think that Google is going to futz around with these gestures again once Android 11 rolls around, so I’m not going to get too attached to them.

From The Verge ● Sep. 4, 2019

The half-dozen well-practiced rock musicians who perform as Grand Canyon don’t futz around.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2019

Here every square inch of interior space is acclimatized to a refreshing and humidity-free 72 degrees Fahrenheit—so brisk that some of us futz around wearing sweaters and socks while the outside temperature climbs toward 100.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 12, 2018

An ego depletion optimist might acknowledge that psychology studies tend to be too small to demonstrate a real effect, or that scientists like to futz around with their statistics until the answers come out right.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2016

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