screwing around
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"Gentlemen, stop screwing around and get over here to help your brothers gear up the parachute. Find yourself a good-looking life companion and get to work," he shouted.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
I was always the one screwing around in rehearsals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
“We’re not talking about messing with it; we’re not talking about screwing around with an asset; we’re not talking about disabling it. We’re talking about disarming it.”
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2024
"In light of their earnings & dividends to shareholders, they are offensive. It's time for the companies to quit screwing around, recognize the seriousness of the approaching deadline and move towards a settlement."
From Reuters ● Jan. 28, 2022
Taking a deep breath, I stop screwing around.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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