fiddle around

fid·dle a·round

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Definitions of fiddle around words

intransitivephrasal verbs fiddle around waste time doing sth trivial 1
phrasal verb fiddle around If you fiddle around or fiddle about with a machine, you do things to it to try and make it work. 0
phrasal verb fiddle around If someone fiddles around or fiddles about, they waste time doing unimportant things instead of dealing with important problems. 0
phrasal verb fiddle around If you say that someone is fiddling around with or fiddling about with something, you mean that they are changing it in a way that you disapprove of. 0
noun fiddle around to pass time aimlessly 0
verb fiddle around (Intransitive Verb) To waste time; spend time idly. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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