fool around

Example Sentences

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Those who doubt this are welcome to fool around and find out.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023

The group lingered to snap photos and fool around, building a hump of snow for taking jumps.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

You don’t want to put yourself at risk of getting sick, so if you see a recall that involves salmonella or E. coli, don’t fool around: Toss the product or return it to the store.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2022

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

In those days people didn’t linger and fool around like people do now, with tubes hanging out their mouths and making doctors rich and all this.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride