fuck around with (someone or something)

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fuck around with (someone or something)

1. rude slang To tease or play a prank on someone, often by trying to get them to believe something that is not true. Please stop fucking around with me. You didn't really hear a knock on the window, did you? Did she really ask you about me, or are you fucking around with me?
2. rude slang To treat someone harshly or make things difficult for them. Work keeps fucking around with me by cutting my hours. Quit fucking around with me and pay up, asshole!
See also: around, fuck
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fuck around with someone

1. and fuck someone around tv. & in. to harass or intimidate someone; to give someone a hard time. (Taboo. Usually objectionable.) Don’t fuck around with me all the time! Give me a break. Stop fucking me around!
2. in. to fiddle or toy with someone or something. (Taboo. Usually objectionable.) Please, don’t fuck around with my stuff.
See also: around, fuck, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • DYOFDW
  • play a joke (on one)