Mess around Meaning in English
expression
التعريف
To spend time doing things that are not serious, often just for fun or to avoid work. It can also mean to behave in a silly or playful way.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Informal and common in spoken English. Used for both wasting time and playful behavior. Often appears as 'mess around with' for experimenting or minor mischief ('messing around with electronics'). Not used in formal writing.
جمل نموذجية
Stop messing around and help me clean the room.
basic
The kids love to mess around in the park after school.
basic
He always messes around when he’s bored at work.
basic
They spent the whole afternoon just messing around with their old bikes.
natural
We weren’t really studying—just messing around with the books.
natural
She told him to stop messing around and be serious for once.
natural