footle around

footle around

To loaf or loiter aimlessly (in or around some place); to waste time (some place) idly or by doing pointless things. There were such long stretches in the summer when we were kids where we had nothing to do but go outside and footle around all day. I want to go and do exciting things and see remarkable sights while we're in Rome, not just footle around the city center drinking coffee.
See also: around, footle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • footle
  • footle about
  • footling
  • moon about
  • moon around
  • piss around
  • lollygag
  • lollygag around
  • mill about
  • milling