fuss (around) with (something)
fuss (around) with (something)
To continually fiddle with something, often nervously and unnecessarily. Stop fussing with your hair, honey—it looks great. After I'm done a painting, I don't like to fuss around with it.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
fuss (around) with someone or something
to keep bothering with someone or something; to fiddle with someone or something. Don't fuss around with it. We'll have to get a new one. Don't fuss with your children. They will get along just fine without all that attention.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
fuss with
v.
To handle or manipulate something excessively and unnecessarily, especially when overly concerned or nervous: The contestants fussed with their outfits before the pageant began.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- fuss with
- fuss at
- fuss at (one)
- hang up (one's) fiddle
- hang up your fiddle
- beat (oneself) up
- fit as a fiddle
- (as) fit as a fiddle
- be as fit as a fiddle
- twiddle with (someone)