fool about

fool about
intransitive verb
(play the fool) herumalbern (ugs.); (idle) herumtrödeln (ugs.)

fool about or around with something/somebody — mit etwas/jemandem herumspielen

* * *
fool about, fool around
vi
to \fool about around [or about] with sth mit etw dat herumspielen
to \fool about around [or about] doing sth seine Spielchen mit etw dat treiben
2. (amusingly) herumblödeln fam
3. (idly) seine Zeit verschwenden
4. esp AM (sexually)
to \fool about around with sb es mit jdm treiben sl
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intransitive verb
(play the fool) herumalbern (ugs.); (idle) herumtrödeln (ugs.)

fool about or around with something/somebody — mit etwas/jemandem herumspielen


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