mess around
Example Sentences
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Instead they have banded together in a rare display of gentle mockery of an organization that doesn’t mess around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
"Alan makes a good point about how everyone wants to mess around on the ball these days," Sutton explained.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
The real matcha farmers don’t mess around, and they definitely don’t cut corners.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2025
“I said a prayer: Fernando, por favor, no-no-no me molestes, yo tengo miedo. Wait until we get up there and we’ll joke around, but don’t mess around with my house. I was scared.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
“I think it was the big-brother talk. ‘Don’t mess around with my sister’ and all that.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
