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mess about or around |
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Translations ? mess about (Brit) or around (inf) vt sep (= fiddle, tinker with) → herumpfuschen an (+dat) (inf); person → an der Nase herumführen (inf); (boss, person in authority) → herumschikanieren; (by delaying decision) → hinhalten vi (= play the fool) → herumalbern or -blödeln (inf) (= do nothing in particular) → herumgammeln (inf); he enjoys messing about or around on the river (in boat) → er gondelt gern (im Boot) auf dem Fluss herum (= tinker, fiddle) → herumfummeln (inf) → or -spielen (→ with an +dat); (as hobby etc) → herumbasteln (→ with an +dat) (inf); that’ll teach you to mess about or around with explosives → das soll dir eine Lehre sein, nicht mit Sprengkörpern herumzuspielen; I don’t like film directors messing about or around with my scripts → ich kann es nicht haben, wenn Regisseure an meinen Drehbüchern herumändern How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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