muck around

mʌk əˈraʊnd

Definition

Definition of muck around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

behavior

waste time by engaging in aimless activity

He spent the afternoon mucking around instead of studying..

fool around

goof off

playful behavior

behave in a playful or silly manner

The kids were mucking around in the backyard.

fool around

mess about

play

interaction

Rare

interfere or meddle with something

Rare

Stop mucking around with the settings on my computer.!

fiddle around

tamper

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Expressions with muck

common as muck

adj.

very ordinary or lacking sophistication

His manners are common as muck.

like a pig in muck

adv.

extremely happy or content in a situation

She was like a pig in muck at the party.

muck about

be playful and not serious

The kids were mucking about in the park.

muck in

join in with work or activity

Everyone decided to muck in to finish the project.

muck out

clear out a messy or cluttered space

We need to muck out the garage this weekend.

muck someone about

treat someone unfairly or waste their time repeatedly

Stop mucking me about and give me a straight answer!

Examples of muck around in a sentence

Stop mucking around and get to work!
They spent the afternoon mucking around at the park.
Stop mucking around and finish your homework!
Don't muck around with the thermostat.
She warned him not to muck around with her phone.

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French:glander, faire les fous, ...
German:herumlungern, herumalbern, ...
Italian:perdere tempo, giocare, ...
Spanish:perder el tiempo, hacer el tonto, ...
Portuguese:perder tempo, brincar, ...
Chinese:瞎混, 胡闹, ...
Japanese:無駄に過ごす, ふざける, ...
Arabic:عَبَثَ, عَبِثَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְבַּטֵּל, לְהִשְׁתּוֹבֵב, ...
Russian:бездельничать, дурачиться, ...
Ukrainian:байдикувати, дуріти, ...
Hindi:मटरगश्ती करना, मस्ती करना, ...
Bengali:অকারণে সময় নষ্ট করা, দুষ্টুমি করা, ...
Catalan:perdre el temps, fer el ximple, ...
Czech:flákat se, blbnout, ...
Danish:fjolle rundt, fjante rundt, ...
Dutch:lummelen, ravotten, ...
Greek:χαζολογάω, κάνω χαζομάρες, ...
Hungarian:lébecolni, bohóckodni, ...
Khmer:ខ្ជះខ្ជាយពេលវេលា, លេងសើចកំប្លែង, ...
Korean:빈둥거리다, 장난치다, ...
Persian:وقت تلف کردن, شیطنت کردن, ...
Polish:obijać się, wygłupiać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):perder tempo, brincar, ...
Romanian:a pierde timpul, a se juca, ...
Swedish:slösa tid, busa, ...
Thai:เอ้อระเหย, เล่นซน, ...
Turkish:boşa vakit harcamak, şakalaşmak, ...
Vietnamese:lêu lổng, chơi đùa, ...

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