pal around

pal around (with someone)

To spend time or do things (with someone) as friends or in a friendly way. I used to pal around with him in high school, but I have no idea what he's up to these days. I was surprised to see them palling around—they usually hang out with such different groups of friends.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pal around (with someone)

to associate with someone as a good friend. I like to pal around with my friends on the weekends. They like to pal around. They often palled around with each other.
See also: around, pal
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

pal around

Associate as friends or chums, as in Bill and Jim have been palling around for years. This expression makes a verb of the noun pal, which comes from the Gypsy word for "brother." [c. 1900]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

pal around

v.
To spend time or do things with someone in a friendly or informal manner: My roommates and I pal around together all the time.
See also: around, pal
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

pal around

verb
See pal around with someone
See also: around, pal
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • pal around (with someone)
  • pal around with someone
  • homey
  • homie
  • meter
  • meter is running, the
  • the meter is running
  • term
  • sugar-stick
  • against the stream
References in periodicals archive
We've gathered up some of the most envy-inducing covens found in literature--they'll have you wishing you could pal around with your own group of spell-casting witches.
Knox said: "I'm not here to sit and pal around with people.
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When they pal around with gum-attacking microbes, they can help those pathogens kick into high gear.
He really loves other cats (both young and old), and it is very important that his new home have several other friendly cats he can pal around with.
Move to Roscommon/South Leitrim and pal around with your own kind.
You're our father figure when we need you to be, but you're also as fun as anyone to pal around with.
"Maybe if they do pal around together they can discuss it.
Fortunately, Ed hasn't forgotten about me and Tig, and the owner's son likes me so I get to pal around with them.
MURDER target Karl Brown illegally ferried his pal around Tyneside after a three-week-old baby was hit with a brick.
"If we were real domestic terrorists, President Obama would be wanting to pal around with us, wouldn't he?" she said.
Mr Obama has denounced Ayers' radical views and activities and there is no evidence they "pal around".
kids pal around with imaginary friends at some point, according to a study conducted by Washington University and the University of Oregon.
Maverick filmmaker John Walters pays her a backhanded compliment: 'At last, (there was) a female impersonator who dyed her hair orange, wore obviously false eyelashes and scary red lipstick at home, married a man of another race, got pregnant on television, hung out with her blue-collar neighbours, and ran away to pal around with Rock Hudson.
It's fine to hit a holiday soiree here and there, but you don't have to pal around with the yahoo crew 24/7.