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mess about

verb

Definitions

  1. To misbehave

    • Kids! Stop messing about and do your work!

  2. To be in a casual non-committal relationship

    • Anna and I are just messing about; this isn't going to last.

  3. To play with

    To play with; to toy with; to waste the time of (a person).

    • Stop messing me about and give me a straight answer!

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA