play around (with someone)

play around (with someone)
1. in. to aste time; to waste someone’s time.
Stop playing around and get to work.
Don’t play around with me!
2. in. to flirt or have an affair with someone.
Those two have been playing around for months.
She only wants to play around with me.
3. in. to tease, deceive, or try to trick someone.
You’re playing around with me. Leave me alone.
Don’t pay any attention to them. They’re just playing around.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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