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fuck aroundTo horseplay, joke around, behave immaturely or irresponsiblyRate it:

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fuck aroundTo fool around.Rate it:

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fuck offTo fritter; to fuck around.Rate it:

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fuck roundAlternative form of fuck aroundRate it:

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gathers around informationcollect information from around the environmentRate it:

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gathers from aroundcollect or receiving the information or rumors from around the environment or gathering or people.Rate it:

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get aroundTo be sexually promiscuous.Rate it:

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get aroundTo transport oneself from place to place.Rate it:

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get aroundTo circumvent the obligation and performance of a chore.Rate it:

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get aroundTo avoid or bypass an obstacle.Rate it:

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get aroundTo move to the other side of an obstruction.Rate it:

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get aroundUsed other than as an idiom: see get, around.Rate it:

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get aroundTo come around something.Rate it:

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get around toTo eventually begin or return to some procrastinated task.Rate it:

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get itTo "get what's coming to him/her"; to feel one's wrath; to receive punishment; to receive a retaliation; to receive a beating.Rate it:

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get one's head aroundTo understand; fathom; solve.Rate it:

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get pastTo continue around a blockage; to get around; to surpass something that is in the way.Rate it:

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get pastTo cause something to get around a blockage; to cause to get around or surpass something that is in the way.Rate it:

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get round toAlternative form of get around toRate it:

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give overUsually as an imperative. To tell someone to stop molesting, fooling around, or saying silly things. Or sometimes to stop saying flattering things.Rate it:

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go all around the WrekinTake a long time to arrive.Rate it:

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go aroundUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see go,‎ around.Rate it:

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go aroundTo share with everyone.Rate it:

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go aroundTo move or spread from person to person.Rate it:

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go aroundto perform a go-around maneuverRate it:

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go around the housesDo something circuitously.Rate it:

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good wine needs no bushSomething good does not need to be advertisedRate it:

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goof aroundTo play, or to fool around.Rate it:

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goose bumpsBumps that form around hair follicles of the skin when a person is cold or frightened.Rate it:

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goose pimplesBumps similar to pimples that form around hair follicles of the skin when a person is cold or frightened.Rate it:

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hang aroundTo stay, linger or loiter.Rate it:

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hang uponTo hover around.Rate it:

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haul aroundTo shift to any point of the compass.Rate it:

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have a laughTo joke; kid around.Rate it:

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have been aroundTo be experienced in worldly matters; to be seasoned, not naive.Rate it:

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have the run ofTo have permission or freedom to move around throughout an area or to use something at will.Rate it:

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he has become a millstone around my neckA millstone means a burdenRate it:

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heart pounding widly like a forest fireHis heart was beating very fast like a wildfire spreadingRate it:

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horse aroundTo play or fiddle; to clown; to do nothing of importance or consequence.Rate it:

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horse playTo fool aroundRate it:

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il ne faut pas y aller par quatre cheminsYou must not beat about the bush; You must go straight to the point; You must not mince matters; It’s no good shilly-shallying.Rate it:

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in omnes partes aciem (oculorum) intendereto gaze intently all around.Rate it:

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it's not what you know but who you knowFor success, and especially to obtain employment, one's knowledge and skills are less useful and less important than one's network of personal contacts.1951, G. P. Bush and L. H. Hattery, "Federal Recruitment of Junior Engineers," Science, vol. 114, no. 2966, p. 456:Eighty-four students referred to political influence as a disadvantage of federal employment with such remarks as: "There are too many political connections necessary . . . it's not what you know but who you knowRate it:

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jack aroundto dawdle, to waste timeRate it:

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jack aroundto misbehave, fool aroundRate it:

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jerk aroundTo act foolishlyRate it:

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jerk aroundto cheat or treat unfairlyRate it:

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joke aroundTo kid, prank, jokeRate it:

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joke around: bowdlerization of fuck aroundRate it:

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jump aroundTo move erratically by jumping. Usually as a result of being excited.Rate it:

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