fooling around
Example Sentences
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"What are you fooling around for? When will the contracts be signed?"
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2023
They may be able to get their users to stop voluntarily; programmers, by and large, are not malicious, and perhaps can be coaxed to stop fooling around.
From Scientific American • Dec. 19, 2022
He acted as though he didn’t need the job; he just liked fooling around with it.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2022
There’s no fooling around in 2022 for the Garfield football team.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2022
"Come on, buddy," Scofield called, "we caint be fooling around."
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
