mess around

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to spend time on aimless or unplanned activities

   Phrasal verb · Intransitive

   mess around / mess around with something

   Usage: No direct object is required. An optional object of aimless play follows with.

   The children began to mess around instead of finishing their model bridge.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The children began to mess around instead of finishing their model bridge.

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