词组 | mess around |
释义 | mess around 1. mess around/about informal to behave in a silly way, when you should be working or helping someone: ▪ Stop messing about you two! ▪ I used to mess about a lot in class when I was at school. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑muck about/around BrE informal, ↑fool around AmE informal 2. mess around/about informal to spend your time enjoying yourself and relaxing or playing: ▪ She spends most of her weekends messing around at the beach. 3. mess sb around/about BrE informal to treat someone badly, for example by not being completely honest with them or by not doing what you have agreed to do: ▪ Linda's upset because some guy's been messing her around. ▪ I still haven't had my money from the insurance company - they've really messed me around. ■ SIMILAR TO: muck sb about/around BrE informal, ↑mess with |
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