fool around

Example Sentences

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“I didn’t even pay attention to the voice until they said the thing—the word. Before then I just thought it was someone fooling around; I’ve told you about the prank calls we get sometimes.”

From Literature

Nodding his head, Grandpa said, “If they get that telegram tonight, I don’t think they’ll fool around. From what they told me, those monkeys are really valuable to that circus.”

From Literature

He later apologized on X, claiming he had "badly used the expression... in a metaphorical way to mean 'fooling around'".

From BBC

“That means it could just be kids from school, fooling around. They wouldn’t know your old address.”

From Literature

The transition was rough for Ansari, who wasn’t fluent in English and often got in trouble for fooling around in school.

From Los Angeles Times