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play around



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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]
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“Since I had only the 4-track to record with, I started playing around with it and writing demos on it.”

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When she appears to Karsh to deliver some bad news as a koala bear, he politely asks her to stop playing around.

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The chemistry was already handled; all I had to do was play around with flavor and texture.

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"A lot of people use the signs, not only for ball games, but in general as 'you shouldn't be playing around here'."

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"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.

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