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mess about

verb

  1. intr to occupy oneself trivially; potter
  2. whenintr, often foll by with to interfere or meddle (with)
  3. intrsometimes foll bywith to engage in adultery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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“He’s a very rich character to play. He’s a complex, contradictory, troubled human who’s got these extraordinary abilities, so there’s potent stuff to mess about with,” Cumberbatch said.

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"The idea was to bring people together but, let's not mess about, the idea was also to make money," said Evans.

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"No messing about, simple balls and hopefully just put the ball in the back of the net".

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“Somebody made the calls on my phone. I don’t know who, a lot of people were there. Sometimes I forget and leave my phone. And somebody’s messed about with the phone.”

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Cadar, of Bexley, south-east London, had accused the couple of causing the collision by "messing about in the road", only admitting later to jurors that was wrong.

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