piss somebody about

piss somebody about
ˌpiss sb aˈbout/aˈround derived
(BrE) to treat sb in a way that is deliberately not helpful to them or wastes their time

The job centre pissed me around for hours before they finally gave me the right form.

 A more polite, informal way of saying this is mess sb about/around.
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