mess around

Example Sentences

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“If you’re a company who’s messing around with these types of practices on consumers, you’re watching how well they work,” said Lindsay Owens, executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive think tank.

From MarketWatch

I can get only about seventy-five percent of my hair into an elastic at any given time, and messing around with bobby pins is increasing the frizz.

From Literature

Mom was in the same boat, although she was too busy with me and being the commander of the entire Academy to mess around with recreational simulations.

From Literature

I didn’t like to mess around Daisy’s playhouse.

From Literature

Those Creoles don’t mess around with their potato salad.

From Los Angeles Times