tinker around with (something)
tinker around with (something)
1. To make unprofessional or experimental attempts at repairing or improving something. I've been tinkering around with the washing machine all afternoon, but nothing I do seems to fix it. Bud likes to tinker around with old car engines and see if he can make them run better than they used to.
2. To test or use something in order to learn more about it. I'm tinkering around with a different platform for my blog, and I can't decide if I like it or not.
See also: around, tinker
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
tinker around
v.
To make unskilled or experimental efforts at repair or improvement: I tinkered around with the toaster to see if I could fix it. On the weekends, they like to tinker around in the garage.
See also: around, tinker
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- tinker around
- tinker with
- tinker with (something)
- if that's not (something), (then) I don't know what is
- have no use for
- have no use for (someone or something)
- have no use for somebody/something
- How much is (something)?
- if it kills (one)
- if it kills you