fool with

fool with
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 could handle this problem.

Don't fool with those papers! I've got them in a particular order.

Usage notes: usually if you fool with something, you will spoil or break it
Related vocabulary: mess with something, fuss with something

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • 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 — (someone) to deceive or annoy someone for your own amusement. He often made promises, but usually he was only fooling with us. Related vocabulary: mess with someone, fuck with someone …   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

  • fool with something — 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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • fool with someone — fool with (someone) to deceive or annoy someone for your own amusement. He often made promises, but usually he was only fooling with us. Related vocabulary: mess with someone, fuck with someone …   New idioms 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

  • I'm No Fool with Electricity — I m no fool I m no fool (Je ne suis pas fou) est une série de court métrages d animation à but pédagogique, produite dans les années 1950 par les Walt Disney Productions. Cette série était présentée dans l émission de télévision américaine The… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • I'm No Fool with Fire — I m no fool I m no fool (Je ne suis pas fou) est une série de court métrages d animation à but pédagogique, produite dans les années 1950 par les Walt Disney Productions. Cette série était présentée dans l émission de télévision américaine The… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • I'm No Fool with a Bicycle — I m no fool I m no fool (Je ne suis pas fou) est une série de court métrages d animation à but pédagogique, produite dans les années 1950 par les Walt Disney Productions. Cette série était présentée dans l émission de télévision américaine The… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 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

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