fool around

Example Sentences

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Swallows, with their forked black tails, fool around in the wind by the raw bluff face, just beneath a stretch of floppy, black, muddy pipe that used to be underground.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

That's an indication that there's stuff going on, that they don't want to fool around with Meadows on contempt charges, out of concern of what that might do to what they're actively investigating him for.

From Salon • May 24, 2022

And Duke doesn’t fool around with the precision of its colors.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2022

“Steve was this guy who liked to have fun, not take things too seriously and fool around, which bugged Rudy,” Villa said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2022

“Glad I don’t have hair to fool around with,” Jay said, rubbing a hand over his head.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce