muck about/around with
idiom
: to use or do (something) in a way that is not very serious
She spent the evening mucking around with the computer.
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The Supreme Court does not muck around with Tax Court decisions very much.
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Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 26 May 2022
Considering all these new ways to muck about with a potential love interest’s head, is ghosting starting to feel long in the tooth?
—Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2021
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Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 26 May 2022
Considering all these new ways to muck about with a potential love interest’s head, is ghosting starting to feel long in the tooth?
—Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2021
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“Muck about/around with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muck%20about%2Faround%20with. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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