Horse around Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈhɔɹs/ /ɝˈaʊn/, /ɝˈaʊnd

HORS-uh-ROUND

UK

hˈɔːs/ /ɐɹˈaʊnd

HAWS-uh-ROUND

التعريف

To play, behave in a silly way, or act rough, usually making noise and not being serious.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and often used with kids or friends. It suggests playful or rough behavior, not meant to be serious. Not to be confused with 'play around' (which can mean being unfaithful). Often heard as 'Stop horsing around!'.

• Spanish: jugar - hacer el tonto
• Portuguese (BR): brincar - fazer bagunça
• Portuguese (PT): brincar - fazer asneiras
• Chinese (Simplified): 胡闹 - 打闹
• Chinese (Traditional): 胡鬧 - 打鬧
• Hindi: शरारत करना - मस्ती करना
• Arabic: يمرح - يعبث
• Bengali: দস্যিপনা করা - দুষ্টুমি করা
• Russian: баловаться - дурачиться
• Japanese: ふざける - じゃれ合う
• Vietnamese: nghịch ngợm - đùa nghịch
• Korean: 장난치다 - 장난스럽게 굴다
• Turkish: şakalaşmak - yaramazlık yapmak
• Urdu: شرارت کرنا - مستی کرنا
• Indonesian: bercanda - bermain-main

جمل نموذجية

The kids like to horse around in the playground.

basic

Don't horse around in the classroom.

basic

They were horsing around and broke a lamp.

basic

Hey! Stop horsing around and help me clean up.

natural

My little brother is always horsing around when it's time to go to bed.

natural

We were just horsing around, but the teacher thought we were fighting.

natural