fool with — To meddle with officiously, irresponsibly or thoughtlessly • • • Main Entry: ↑fool * * * toy with; play idly with I like fooling with cameras ■ tease (a person) we ve just been fooling with you * * * fool with [phrasal verb] … Useful english dictionary
fool with — (something) 1. to be busy with something without a special purpose. Sammy was always fooling with his model trains. 2. to try to fix or use something complicated. I m not an expert, but I ve spent 14 years fooling with computers and thought I… … 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
mess with (something) — 1. to take apart or fix something complicated esp. in order to learn more about how it works. I enjoy messing with computers the way some folks get pleasure from rebuilding old cars. 2. to change something in a way that is likely to cause harm.… … New idioms dictionary
fuss with something — fuss with (something) 1. to be busy with something without having a particular purpose. Jack had spent hours fussing with the old car. 2. to try to fix something complicated. It s a mistake to fuss with your computer. Related vocabulary: fool… … New idioms dictionary
fool with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fool with : present tense I/you/we/they fool with he/she/it fools with present participle fooling with past tense fooled with past participle fooled with 1) same as fool around with 2) fool with… … English dictionary
ˈfool ˌwith sth — phrasal verb to handle or use something in a stupid or careless way The kids were fooling around with the rake, and one of them got hurt.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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 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 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
