fool around

fuːl əˈraʊnd

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Definition of fool around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

productivitywaste time doing unimportant things

Stop fooling around and get to work.!

dawdle

idle

playful behaviorengage in playful or silly activities

The kids love to fool around in the park.

goof off

mess around

play

adultery

Rare

have an affair outside marriage

Rare

She discovered he was fooling around with a colleague.

cheat

philander

stray

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Expressions with fool

fool about

act in a silly or unproductive way without seriousness

Stop fool about and help me with this.

fool round

engage in playful or silly behavior

They like to fool round during lunch breaks.

nobody's fool

person who is clever and not easily fooled

She is nobody's fool in business.

feel like a fool

experience embarrassment or shame

After the mistake, he felt like a fool in front of everyone.

fool into doing

trick someone to make them do something

She fooled him into signing the contract.

make a fool of

cause someone to seem foolish or silly

He made a fool of himself at the party.

Examples of fool around in a sentence

He likes to fool around with gadgets in his free time.
They like to fool around during meetings.
Stop fooling around and finish your homework.
Rumors spread that he was fooling around with his neighbor.
She suspected her partner was fooling around again.

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French:traîner, faire les fous, ...
German:herumtrödeln, herumalbern, ...
Italian:bighellonare, giocare, ...
Spanish:perder el tiempo, jugar, ...
Portuguese:perder tempo, trair, ...
Chinese:瞎混, 嬉闹, ...
Japanese:無駄にする, ふざける, ...
Arabic:عَبَثَ, عَبِثَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַזְבֵּז זְמַן, לְהִשְׁתּוֹלֵל, ...
Russian:валять дурака, дурачиться, ...
Ukrainian:гаяти час, гратися, ...
Hindi:समय बर्बाद करना, मस्ती करना, ...
Bengali:ফালতু কাজে সময় নষ্ট করা, দুষ্টুমি করা, ...
Catalan:perdre el temps, fer el ximple, ...
Czech:zahálet, blbnout, ...
Danish:fjolle rundt, fjolle, ...
Dutch:klooien, ravotten, ...
Greek:χασομερώ, χαζολογώ, ...
Hungarian:lébecolni, bohóckodni, ...
Khmer:លេងសើចឥតប្រយោជន៍, លេងសើច, ...
Korean:빈둥거리다, 장난치다, ...
Persian:وقت تلف کردن, شیطنت کردن, ...
Polish:marnować czas, wygłupiać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):perder tempo, ter um caso, ...
Romanian:a pierde vremea, a se juca, ...
Swedish:slösa tid, leka, ...
Thai:อู้, เล่นซน, ...
Turkish:vakit kaybetmek, şakalaşmak, ...
Vietnamese:lêu lổng, chơi đùa, ...

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