Screw around Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈskɹu/ /ɝˈaʊn/, /ɝˈaʊnd

SKROO uh-ROWND

UK

skɹˈuː/ /ɐɹˈaʊnd

sk-ROO uh-ROWND

परिभाषा

To waste time, behave in a silly or careless way, or (informally, sometimes vulgar) to be sexually unfaithful.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Very informal, sometimes vulgar. Used for wasting time, joking, or talking about sexual cheating. Common collocations: 'stop screwing around', 'screw around at work'. The sexual meaning is much stronger and can be offensive.

• Spanish: perder el tiempo - tontear - portarse mal (sexo, vulgar)
• Portuguese (BR): fazer besteira - enrolar - trair (gíria, sexo)
• Portuguese (PT): andar a brincar - fazer asneiras - trair (calão, sexo)
• Chinese (Simplified): 瞎搞 - 浪费时间 - 胡闹
• Chinese (Traditional): 瞎搞 - 浪費時間 - 胡鬧
• Hindi: समय बर्बाद करना - बेवकूफ़ी करना - बेवफ़ाई करना (अश्लील, सेक्स)
• Arabic: يعبث - يضيع الوقت - يخون (بذاءة، جنسي)
• Bengali: আলসেমি করা - সময় নষ্ট করা - খামোখা ঘুরে বেড়ানো - প্রতারণা করা (প্রেমিক/প্রেমিকা)
• Russian: валять дурака - бездельничать - изменять (сексуально)
• Japanese: ふざける - だらだらする - 浮気する
• Vietnamese: làm trò đùa - lãng phí thời gian - lăng nhăng (ngoại tình)
• Korean: 빈둥거리다 - 장난치다 - 바람피우다
• Turkish: oyalanmak - dalga geçmek - aldatmak (cinsel anlamda)
• Urdu: وقت برباد کرنا - فضول حرکتیں کرنا - بے وفائی کرنا
• Indonesian: main-main - buang-buang waktu - selingkuh

उदाहरण वाक्य

Stop screwing around and do your homework.

basic

They just screwed around all day at the park.

basic

Don't screw around with that machine, it's dangerous.

basic

He's always screwing around at work instead of getting things done.

natural

I heard he's been screwing around behind his girlfriend's back.

natural

We spent the afternoon just screwing around downtown with nothing to do.

natural