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mess about or around

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? mess about (Brit) or around (inf)
vt sep (= fiddle, tinker with)herumpfuschen an (+dat) (inf); personan 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 explosivesdas soll dir eine Lehre sein, nicht mit Sprengkörpern herumzuspielen; I don’t like film directors messing about or around with my scriptsich kann es nicht haben, wenn Regisseure an meinen Drehbüchern herumändern
to mess around with somebody (= associate with)sich mit jdm einlassen or abgeben; (= not take seriously)jdn zum Narren haben; he was messing about or around with my wife (= having affair)er trieb es mit meiner Frau


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