putter around

putter around

To move from place to place, doing trivial, random, or aimless tasks or activities. It makes me sad thinking of my granddad puttering around that big old house all by himself. I didn't have a specific plan while I was in London, so I spent most of the time just puttering around.
See also: around, putter
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

putter around

 and putter about
to do little things of little consequence; to do small tasks as found around the house. I spent all of Saturday just puttering around, not really getting anything done. I stayed home and puttered about during my vacation.
See also: around, putter
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • ferry
  • ferry (someone) around
  • ferry around
  • defect to
  • defect to (something)
  • ditch (some place)
  • know (one's) place
  • know one's place
  • know place
  • know your place
References in periodicals archive
Doug lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife Scotty, son Zachary, one cat, and "one stupid dog." A man of many talents and interests, he loves their old classic home where he can putter around playing carpenter, plumber, and electrician.
Some guys would come in early and putter around, but Mr.
The Cathedral in Pines surrendered to hitting it hasn't witnessed previously - Woods could have simply taken a driver, wedge and putter around the course.
A sporadic and less evident feature of the installation was the artist's habit of showing up in the gallery/workshop from time to time to putter around, as any self-respecting hobbyist would.
The rookie is currently the hottest putter around, taking just 1.668 putts per hole.
Before this, I had never even won a $1 scratch-off lottery ticket," Joseph said, admitting that a garage makeover was the stuff of his dreams because he loves to fix things and putter around in the garage.
Often scorned dismissively as standing for "We Putter Around,'' the WPA nonetheless kept more than one family's heads above water, ours included.
He loved to putter around the house and to fix whatever needed to be fixed.
"From as early as 5 years old, he would let me putter around with him, doing everything from hammering nails to painting," Ms.
WORCESTER - He would peer out the windows of his Highland Street home, putter around the front yard and drive his old blue Dodge Dynasty with veteran's license plates around the neighborhood.
Bob loved to putter around his Wilder Road home, grew fantastic tomatoes, sailed throughout the Carribean and enjoyed wonderful times with family and friends.