bugger about or around

bugger about or around
(Brit inf)
1. vi
(= laze about etc) rumgammeln (inf); (= be ineffective) blöd rummachen (inf)

stop buggering about or around and get on with it — nun mach mal Nägel mit Köpfen (inf)

to bugger about or around with sth — an etw (dat) rumpfuschen (inf)

2. vt sep
verarschen (inf)

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