- arse around
- verb1. be lazy or idle-
Her son is just bumming around all day
• Syn:↑bum, ↑bum around, ↑bum about, ↑arse about, ↑fuck off, ↑loaf, ↑frig around, ↑waste one's time, ↑lounge around, ↑loll, ↑loll around, ↑lounge about• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s
-Somebody ——s PP
2. indulge in horseplay-Enough horsing around—let's get back to work!
-The bored children were fooling about
• Syn: ↑horse around, ↑fool around, ↑fool• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s
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arse around● arse* * *
ˌarse a ˈround ˌarse a ˈbout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they arse around he/she/it arses around present participle arsing around past tense arsed around past participle arsed around] british impolite phrasal verbto waste your time, especially by behaving in a way that is not sensibleThesaurus: to waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant thingssynonymMain entry: arse* * *
ˌarse aˈbout/aˈround derived
Useful english dictionary. 2012.