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play around
Idioms and Phrases
Act playfully or irresponsibly, especially in having a casual or extramarital sexual relationship. For example, She got tired of his playing around and filed for divorce . [1920s]Example Sentences
The chemistry was already handled; all I had to do was play around with flavor and texture.
"A lot of people use the signs, not only for ball games, but in general as 'you shouldn't be playing around here'."
"They used to play around, have fun, most of all they loved to ride with me on my tuktuk," Karam says with tears in his eyes.
Said coach Dewitt Cotton: “They are just playing around. I see it every day at practice.â€
Asa added: “At first, there originally wasn’t a rap part, but after we received a G-Dragon demo we played around with the raps and it was able to showcase the swag that G-Dragon possesses.â€
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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