fool around with

fool around with
fool around with (something) to amuse yourself by doing or saying something that is likely to cause trouble.

You don't want kids fooling around with matches.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • fool around with — ˌfool a ˈround with ˌfool a ˈbout with ˈfool ˌwith [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fool around with he/she/it fools around with present participle …   Useful english dictionary

  • fool around with — (someone) to have sex with someone other than your husband, wife, or usual sexual partner. It s hard to believe that any man can get caught fooling around with another woman and still manage to keep his wife on his side …   New idioms dictionary

  • fool around with — phrasal verb fool around with or fool about with or fool with [transitive] Word forms fool around with : present tense I/you/we/they fool around with he/she/it fools around with present participle fooling around with past tense fooled around with …   English dictionary

  • fool around with —    to have a sexual relationship with    Either sex can do it, with no intention of pairbonding or the like:     He s looking for a girl to fool around with tonight. (Evans Pritchard, 1997)     Only fooled around with him a little. I wasn t… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • fool around with someone — fool around with (someone) to have sex with someone other than your husband, wife, or usual sexual partner. It s hard to believe that any man can get caught fooling around with another woman and still manage to keep his wife on his side …   New idioms dictionary

  • fool around with something — fool around with (something) to amuse yourself by doing or saying something that is likely to cause trouble. You don t want kids fooling around with matches …   New idioms dictionary

  • fool about with — ˌfool a ˈround with ˌfool a ˈbout with ˈfool ˌwith [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fool around with he/she/it fools around with …   Useful english dictionary

  • fool about with — phrasal verb fool around with or fool about with or fool with [transitive] Word forms fool around with : present tense I/you/we/they fool around with he/she/it fools around with present participle fooling around with past tense fooled around with …   English dictionary

  • fool around — phrasal verb fool around or fool about [intransitive] Word forms fool around : present tense I/you/we/they fool around he/she/it fools around present participle fooling around past tense fooled around past participle fooled around 1) to behave in …   English dictionary

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