muck about or around

muck about or around
(Brit inf)
1. vt sep
1)

to muck sb about — mit jdm machen, was man will, jdn verarschen (inf); (by not committing oneself) jdn hinhalten

the travel agents really mucked us about — das war ein ewiges Hin und Her mit dem Reisebüro (inf)

stop mucking me about! — sag mir endlich, woran ich bin or was los ist!

2) (= fiddle around with, spoil) herumpfuschen an (+dat) (inf)

to muck things about — alles durcheinanderbringen

2. vi
1) (= lark about) herumalbern or -blödeln (inf); (= do nothing in particular) herumgammeln (inf)

to muck about or around in boats — sich mit Booten beschäftigen

to muck around (at) doing sth — Zeit damit vertrödeln, etw zu tun (inf)

2) (= tinker with) herumfummeln (with an +dat)
3)

to muck about or around with sb — jdn an der Nase herumführen (inf)


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