good around

good around

Fool or play around, engage in horseplay, as in The boys were goofing around in the schoolyard. [ lang; 1920s]
See also: around, good
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • collect around
  • collect around (someone or something)
  • gallivant around
  • get (someone) around the table
  • get around the table
  • chippy around
  • futz around
  • crouch around
  • find way around
  • around (one's) ears
References in periodicals archive
"Since he got back from hospital he's been really good around the camp."
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"I genuinely think Liverpool fans on Henderson and Milner, they don't really like them that much as players, but they actually accept that they give their all and if the team are winning and they've got a little bit of good around them, they'll accept them.
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"I can tell he will be really good around children.
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He's good around the dressing room as well, he's good craic.
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And he was delighted with what he saw, saying:"It was great to have the boys down on Saturday and the feeling is very good around the squad already.
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"The Eagles are very good around their own track but that is no excuse.
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"He's very good around the maul, both in attack and defence.
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She is house trained, and is good around other cats.
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"The second balls were not good around the two situations where we conceded.
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"The atmosphere is positive and good around the squad, but we also must be cautious and learn from the experiences of previous years," Pique told press on Thursday.
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"There was a lot of good around Chris's rather tragic life, because there was a family around her that loved her," he was quoted as saying.
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Eventually he could end up being captain, he's that good around the place."
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Sporting may have rated West too high, especially when both men are clearly very good around the sixty bed.
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