muck about

US /mʌk əˈbaʊt/

UK /mʌk əˈbaʊt/

1.

to spend time doing silly or unimportant things

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Stop mucking about and get your work done.

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The kids were mucking about in the garden.

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mess around fool around lounge around dawdle loiter

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muck up about It's about time come about bring about how about about-face