mess around (with something) mess about (with something);

mess around (with something) mess about (with something);
AND monkey around (with something) in. to play with or fiddle with something.
Don’t mess around with the ashtray.
You’ l l break it if you don’t stop monkeying around with it.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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