lark about — phrasal verb lark about or lark around [intransitive] Word forms lark about : present tense I/you/we/they lark about/around he/she/it larks about/around present participle larking about/around past tense larked about/around past participle larked … English dictionary
lark about — Meaning Playing the fool. Origin The word lark means prank or jest … Meaning and origin of phrases
lark about — see lark around … English dictionary
lark about/around — Brit. behave in a playful and mischievous way. → lark … English new terms dictionary
lark aboutaround — ˌ/lark a/ˈ/bout/a/ˈ/round/[intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they lark about around he/she/it larks about … Useful english dictionary
lark — lark1 [la:k US la:rk] n [Sense: 1,5; Origin: Old English lawerce] [Sense: 2 4; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: lark to play around (19 21 centuries), perhaps from lake to play (11 20 centuries) (from Old English lacan), or from LARK2] 1.) a small brown… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lark around — phrasal verb lark about or lark around [intransitive] Word forms lark about : present tense I/you/we/they lark about/around he/she/it larks about/around present participle larking about/around past tense larked about/around past participle larked … English dictionary
lark — 1 noun (C) 1 a small brown singing bird with long pointed wings; skylark 2 informal something that you do to amuse yourself or as a joke, especially something bad: do sth for a lark: They hid her passport for a lark. 3 blow/sod etc that for a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lark around — or lark about PHRASAL VERB If you lark around or lark about, you behave in a playful, childish, and silly way, often in order to make people laugh. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V P] The other actors complained about me larking about when they were trying to … English dictionary
lark — I UK [lɑː(r)k] / US [lɑrk] noun [countable] Word forms lark : singular lark plural larks 1) a small brown bird that is common in Europe and is known for singing while it flies 2) informal something that you do for fun or excitement have a lark:… … English dictionary
