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fool around(verb, phrasal verb, abuse, waste)
6
monkey around(verb, play, idle, slack)
6
play around(verb, phrasal verb, play, abuse)
5
horse around(verb, play, abuse, trick)
4
muck about(verb, phrasal verb, play, alter)
3
fool with(verb, examine, impede, investigate)
3
muck around(verb, consider, play, idle)
2
fiddle with(verb, fix, consider, play)
2
kid around(consider, play, trick, handle)
2
mess about(verb, phrasal verb, idle, pretend)
2
play with(verb, play, abuse, trick)
2
toy with(verb, consider, play, handle)
1
amuse oneself(verb, abuse, trick, dance)
1
avoid work(slack, coast, shirk, diddle)
1
bum around(slack, coast, shirk, diddle)
1
carry on(verb, dance, sport, jump)
1
cut capers(verb, dance, sport, jump)
1
cut up(verb, dance, sport, jump)
1
do by halves
1
dog it(slack, coast, shirk, diddle)
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