arse around

ɑːs əˈraʊnd

Definition of arse around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

silly behavior

Slang

behave in a silly or irresponsible way

Slang

Stop arsing around and finish your work.

fool around

mess about

wasting time

Slang

waste time doing nothing important

Slang

They spent the afternoon arsing around instead of studying.

fool around

waste time

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Expressions with arse

arse end of nowhere

very remote place far from civilization

He lives in the arse end of nowhere, miles from town.

cover one's arse

do something to avoid blame or trouble

He lied to cover his arse at work.

sit on one's arse

avoid work or responsibility by being inactive

Stop sitting on your arse and help us clean up!

kiss someone's arse

flatter someone a lot to get something you want

He always tries to kiss the boss's arse.

stick up one's arse

quality of being very stiff or overly formal

His stick up his arse makes parties awkward.

fall on one's arse

fall down and land on your buttocks

He slipped on the ice and fell on his arse.

Examples of arse around in a sentence

He's always arsing around instead of being productive.
Stop arsing around and finish your homework.
They were arsing around in the park all day.

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French:faire l'idiot, glander, ...
German:herumblödeln, herumtrödeln, ...
Italian:fare lo stupido, bighellonare, ...
Spanish:hacer el tonto, hacer el vago, ...
Portuguese:andar a brincar, vadiar, ...
Chinese:胡闹, 闲逛, ...
Japanese:ふざける, だらだら過ごす, ...
Arabic:عَبَثَ, تَسَلَّى, ...
Hebrew:לְהִשְׁתַּטוֹת, לְבַזְבֵּז זְמַן, ...
Russian:валять дурака, бездельничать, ...
Ukrainian:дуріти, байдикувати, ...
Hindi:मूर्खता करना, गप्पे मारना, ...
Bengali:আচরণ করা, অলসভাবে কাটানো, ...
Catalan:fer el ximple, fer el dropo, ...
Czech:blbnout, dělat blbosti, ...
Danish:fjolle rundt, ...
Dutch:lanterfanten, niksen, ...
Greek:χαζολογώ, χαζεύω, ...
Hungarian:hülyéskedni, lazsálni, ...
Khmer:លេងសើចឥតប្រយោជន៍, ខ្ជះខ្ជាយពេលវេលា, ...
Korean:어리석게 굴다, 빈둥거리다, ...
Persian:به طور احمقانه رفتار کرد, بیهوده گذراند, ...
Polish:wygłupiać się, obijać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazer palhaçada, vadiar, ...
Romanian:a se prosti, a pierde timpul, ...
Swedish:larva sig, slarva, ...
Thai:เล่นโง่ ๆ, เสียเวลา, ...
Turkish:saçma sapan davranmak, zaman harcamak, ...
Vietnamese:làm trò ngớ ngẩn, lãng phí thời gian, ...

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