āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
mess around
/mËÉs ÉÉšËaĘnd/
mess about
to mess around
[phrase form: mess]
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āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āϞāϏāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§
to waste time or engage in idle, unproductive activity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
While I was studying, my roommate was messing around and playing video games.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϰā§āĻŽāĻŽā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āύāώā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŽ āĻā§āϞāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞāĻž
to cause problems for someone, especially by being dishonest or unfair
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I do n't want to mess you around, but there's been a misunderstanding about your role in the project.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āύāĻž, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āϰāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĻā§āώā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž
to engage in playful or mischievous behavior, often in a way that is not intended to cause harm or offense
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We decided to mess around at the park, playing games and enjoying each other's company.
āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻā§ āĻāĻĄā§āĻĄāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻā§āĻŽ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻāĻĄā§āĻĄāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to engage in casual sexual activity with someone, often without commitment or emotional attachment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The couple messed around on the beach during their vacation.
āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāϰā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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