arse around

arse around
verb
1. be lazy or idle
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Her son is just bumming around all day

• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms: ↑loafer (for: ↑loaf)
• Hypernyms: ↑idle, ↑laze, ↑slug, ↑stagnate
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

2. indulge in horseplay
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Enough horsing around—let's get back to work!

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The bored children were fooling about

• Syn: ↑horse around, ↑fool around, ↑fool
• Derivationally related forms: ↑fool (for: ↑fool), ↑foolery (for: ↑fool)
• Hypernyms: ↑play, ↑joke, ↑jest
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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arse around
● arse

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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 verb
to waste your time, especially by behaving in a way that is not sensible
Thesaurus: to waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant thingssynonym
Main entry: arse

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ˌarse aˈbout/aˈround derived
(BrE, taboo, slang) to waste time by behaving in a silly way
Main entry: ↑arsederived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • arse — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)s[/t]] arses, arsing, arsed N COUNT Your arse is your bottom. [BRIT, INFORMAL, VERY RUDE] a pain in the arse → see pain Phrasal Verbs: arse around arse about (in AM …   English dictionary

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