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Piss about Meaning in English

expression

ˈpɪs/ /əˈbaʊt
PISS uh-BOWT
pˈɪs/ /ɐbˈaʊt
PISS uh-BOWT

التعريف

To waste time doing things that are not important or to behave in a careless or silly way. Mainly British, informal, and sometimes considered rude.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal and somewhat rude; chiefly British English. 'Piss about' means wasting time or acting silly and is heard in complaints ("Stop pissing about!"). Avoid in formal or polite contexts. In American English, 'mess around' is more common.

جمل نموذجية

Stop pissing about and get to work!

basic

The children spent the whole afternoon pissing about in the garden.

basic

We don't have time to piss about if we want to finish this.

basic

They were just pissing about with the new video game all night.

natural

If you keep pissing about, we'll miss the bus!

natural

Honestly, we spent half the meeting just pissing about rather than making decisions.

natural