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Stop mucking about and get on with your work!
b) To do somethings with a piece of equipment when you do not understand how it works.Dont muck about with the video machine, or you might break it.
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muck about — phrasal verb muck about or muck around Word forms muck about : present tense I/you/we/they muck about he/she/it mucks about present participle mucking about past tense mucked about past participle mucked about British informal 1) [intransitive]… … English dictionary
muck about — v. (colloq.) (BE) to muck about with ( to mess around with ) * * * [ mʌkə baʊt] (colloq.) (BE) to muck about with ( to mess around with ) … Combinatory dictionary
muck about/around — (Brit. informal) 1 he was mucking about with his mates: FOOL ABOUT/AROUND, play about/around, clown about/around, footle about/around; informal mess about/around, horse about/around, lark (about/around). 2 someone s been mucking about with the… … Useful english dictionary
muck about — verb do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house • Syn: ↑putter, ↑mess around, ↑potter, ↑tinker, ↑monkey, ↑monkey around, ↑muck around … Useful english dictionary
muck about with something — ˌmuck aˈbout/aˈround with sth derived (BrE, informal, disapproving) to do sth, especially to a machine, so that it does not work correctly Syn: ↑mess about … Useful english dictionary
muck about/around with something — spoil something by interfering with it. → muck … English new terms dictionary
muck about/around — Brit. informal behave in a silly or aimless way. → muck … English new terms dictionary
muck about / around — Verb. 1. To mess around, or fool about. Informal 2. To idle away time. E.g. Are you mucking about up there, or tidying your bedroom? … English slang and colloquialisms
muck about — wander aimlessly, loiter … English contemporary dictionary
muck-about — … Useful english dictionary
