fool around

Meaning

1. Oxford36% of films

   to waste time instead of doing sth that you should be doing

   We can't fool around anymore.

2. Editorial36% of films

   to meddle with, trifle with, or treat someone or something carelessly, especially when that is unwise or dangerous

3. Oxford9% of films

   to have a sexual relationship with another person's partner; to have a sexual relationship with sb who is not your partner

In the movies · 24

• -Sit down, finish my dinner. -Don't fool around.The Godfather1972
• Maybe he was the one that was fooling around with Myrtle.The Great Gatsby2013
• Um, but can you tell me where and how you fooled around with these boys?Spotlight2015
• He doesn't fool around .Ocean's Eleven2001
• You want to fool around with me?Birdman or2014
• wanna fool around with the bodies?What's Eating Gilbert Grape1993
• We can't fool around anymore.Broadcast News1987
• Like it was totally normal to fool around with little boys.Spotlight2015

Learn it in full scenes

• The Godfather1972
  • Bonasera Asks for Justice
  • Woltz Refuses Johnny the Role
  • Vito Refuses Sollozzo's Deal
• The Great Gatsby2013
  • Nick Begins His Story
  • Nick Dines with the Buchanans
  • Tom's Secret Apartment Party
• Spotlight2015
  • Baron Meets Robinson for a Drink
  • Marty Baron's First News Meeting
  • Lawyers Break Down the Geoghan Case

From the same entry

• act the fool
• any fool can
• be no fool
• a fool and his money are soon parted
• fools rush in
• make a fool of
• make a fool of yourself
• more fool
• no fool like an old fool
• not suffer fools gladly
• you could have fooled me

More phrasal verbs

• come out
• go against
• keep out
• mess around
• go on doing
• stick up for
• come on
• get ahead
• stick out
• add up
• fill in
• start off