fiddle with (something)
fiddle with (something)
To play or tinker with something. Hey, don't fiddle with the thermostat—it needs to stay at 68 degrees. Grandpa's still fiddling with that old radio, but I doubt he'll get it to work again.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
fiddle with someone or something
to tinker or play with someone or something. Please don't fiddle with the stereo controls. Leave your brother alone. Don't fiddle with him. He's cranky.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
fiddle with
v.
1. To make unskilled or experimental efforts at repairing or improving something: I fiddled with the broken toaster, but I couldn't fix it.
2. To manipulate something without a clear sense of purpose: Stop fiddling with the remote or you'll break it.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- fiddle with
- mess about
- mess about with (someone or something)
- mess about with someone
- monkey with (someone or something)
- monkey with someone/something
- monkey about with (someone or something)
- fool around
- fool around with (someone or something)
- screw around with (someone or something)