mess around

Example Sentences

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But “it’s not something that you want to mess around with.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

"Alan makes a good point about how everyone wants to mess around on the ball these days," Sutton explained.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

“We have an ironclad rule at IMAX, which is that our word is our word and we won’t mess around with that,” the CEO said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

The part they don’t mess around with is an assurance that Gibson hasn’t been paid for her story.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025

That we have fun when we mess around at work?

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King