mess about

phrasal verb

messed about; messing about; messes about

British, informal

: to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious : to waste time

We just messed about all afternoon.

She spent the evening messing about on the computer.

It's time we stopped messing about and got busy.

: to have sex with someone who is not one's husband, wife, or regular partner

His wife discovered that he was messing about (on her).

—often + with

Her husband discovered that she was messing about with her assistant.

单词	mess about
释义	mess about phrasal verb messed about; messing about; messes about British, informal 1 : to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious : to waste time We just messed about all afternoon. She spent the evening messing about on the computer. It's time we stopped messing about and got busy. 2 : to have sex with someone who is not one's husband, wife, or regular partner His wife discovered that he was messing about (on her). —often + with Her husband discovered that she was messing about with her assistant.
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