| 词组 | mess around with sb |
| 释义 | mess around with sb mess around with sb AmE 1. mess around/about with sth informal to try to change something in order to try to improve it or make it work better, especially when it would be better if you did not: ▪ I came home to find Mike messing around with the television. ▪ It's a lovely song - I just wish people wouldn't mess around with it. ▪ The message here is simple - don't mess around with a system that already works perfectly well. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑muck about/around with BrE informal, ↑mess with informal 2. mess around/about with sb informal to have a sexual relationship with someone who is married or already has a boyfriend or girlfriend: ▪ I can't stand men who mess around with other people's wives. ■ SIMILAR TO: fool around with, ↑play around with informal 3. mess around with sb AmE informal to treat someone badly, for example by not being completely honest with them or by not doing what you have agreed to do: ▪ Cranberg told his attorneys to quit messing around with him. ■ SIMILAR TO: mess sb around/about BrE informal |
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