- play silly buggers
- British & Australian, very informal
to behave in a stupid or annoying way.
Stop playing silly buggers and come down off the roof.
(often in continuous tenses)
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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play silly buggers — To behave foolishly • • • Main Entry: ↑bugger * * * play silly buggers british impolite phrase to behave in a silly or annoying way Thesaurus: to behave in a silly waysynonym Main entr … Useful english dictionary
play silly buggers — British impolite to behave in a silly or annoying way … English dictionary
play silly buggers — verb To act in a stupid or reckless manner … Wiktionary
Play silly buggers — 1. act the fool; 2. waste time, mess around; 3. engage in time wasting activities and frivolous behaviour … Dictionary of Australian slang
play silly buggers — Australian Slang 1. act the fool; 2. waste time, mess around; 3. engage in time wasting activities and frivolous behaviour … English dialects glossary
play silly buggers* — Behave foolishly or obstructively … A concise dictionary of English slang
play silly beggars/buggers — Vrb phrs. To mess about, be uncooperative. E.g. For fucks sake Connie! Are you going to play silly buggers all day or get on with the job ? … English slang and colloquialisms
play — /pleɪ / (say play) noun 1. a dramatic composition or piece; a drama. 2. a dramatic performance, as on the stage. 3. exercise or action by way of amusement or recreation. 4. fun, jest, or trifling, as opposed to earnest: he said it merely in play …
silly buggers, play* — Behave foolishly or provocatively, or both … A concise dictionary of English slang
silly bugger — Noun. An idiot, a fool. Cf. play silly beggars/buggers … English slang and colloquialisms
