piss about/around

phrasal verb

pissed about/around; pissing about/around; pisses about/around

British, informal + impolite

1

: to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious : to waste time

Don't piss around with your health—see a doctor!

It's time we stopped pissing about and got busy.

2

: to be unfair or dishonest with (someone)

The sales clerk is pissing us around—he keeps saying he'll help us, but we've been waiting for 20 minutes!