mess about
verb- To misbehave · Kids! Stop messing about and do your work!
- To be in a casual non-committal relationship · Anna and I are just messing about; this isn't going to last.
- To play with; to toy with; to waste the time of (a person). · Stop messing me about and give me a straight answer!
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