fool round

fuːl raʊnd

Definition of fool round - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

play

engage in playful or silly behavior

They like to fool round during lunch breaks.

goof off

play around

romance

engage in casual romantic activities

They were just fooling round, nothing serious.

flirt

have a fling

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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 around

waste time doing unimportant things

Stop fooling around and get to work.!

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.

Expressions with round

go round

move in a circular path or rotate

The Earth goes round the Sun.

come round

visit someone casually

Why don't you come round for coffee tomorrow?

gather round

move closer together in a circle or group around something

Children gather round the storyteller eagerly.

pass round

distribute something to each person in a group

Please pass round the snacks to everyone.

have round one's neck

wear something encircling the neck

She had a beautiful scarf round her neck.

other way round

adv.

with roles or functions reversed

She cooks and he cleans, not the other way round.

round and round

adv.

moving in a repeated circular path

The merry-go-round spins round and round.

round figure

number rounded for simplicity or estimation

The budget was set at a round figure of $10,000.

round of applause

outburst of clapping by a group

The speaker received a round of applause.

round off

make the edges or corners smooth or curved

He used sandpaper to round off the sharp corners of the table..

Examples of fool round in a sentence

Stop fooling round and finish your homework!
She didn't want to fool round with anyone at the party.
They decided to fool round during the summer break.

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French:batifoler, ...
German:herumalbern, herumturteln, ...
Italian:scherzare, flirtare, ...
Spanish:jugar, tontear, ...
Portuguese:brincar, andar a brincar, ...
Chinese:嬉闹, 玩玩, ...
Japanese:ふざける, ...
Arabic:عَبِثَ, تَسَلَّى عاطِفِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:לְהִשְׁתּוֹלֵל, לְהִתְמַזְמֵז, ...
Russian:дурачиться, флиртовать, ...
Ukrainian:дуріти, фліртувати, ...
Hindi:मस्ती करना, फ्लर्ट करना, ...
Bengali:ইয়ার্কি করা, আনুষ্ঠানিক রোমান্স করা, ...
Catalan:fer el ximple, jugar a fer l'amor, ...
Czech:blbnout, nezávazně se scházet, ...
Danish:fjolle rundt, flirte, ...
Dutch:klieren, flirten, ...
Greek:χαζολογώ, φλερτάρω, ...
Hungarian:bolondozni, kavar, ...
Khmer:លេងសើច, លេងស្នេហាគ្នា, ...
Korean:장난치다, 가볍게 놀다, ...
Persian:بازیگوشی کردن, بازی کرد, ...
Polish:wygłupiać się, flirtować, ...
Portuguese (BR):brincar, flertar, ...
Romanian:a se prosti, a se distra împreună, ...
Swedish:leka, flörta, ...
Thai:เล่นกัน, มีความสัมพันธ์แบบไม่จริงจัง, ...
Turkish:şakalaşmak, takılmak, ...
Vietnamese:đùa giỡn, tán tỉnh, ...

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