mess around
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Under-30s have described missing out on being able to "let loose and mess around" because of a "bleak" lack of nightlife where they live.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Social Security does not mess around when it comes to overpayments.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
"It was this or nothing. You can't mess around, or you'll burn your eyes."
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
“We have an ironclad rule at IMAX, which is that our word is our word and we won’t mess around with that,” the CEO said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
“Gods and goddesses may occasionally help, but they don’t mess around with affairs that affect only humans. To them, mortal lives are but a speck of dust on the eyelash.”
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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