screwing around
Example Sentences
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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
Over the past few years, Apple has been screwing around with the connectivity on some of its MacBook generations.
From The Verge ● Mar. 10, 2022
You wasted almost half a year screwing around and pining over some girl you've never even met in person.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
