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look aroundTo take note of what is going on; To make oneself aware.Rate it:

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look aroundTo search a place.Rate it:

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look aroundTo inspect a building or area.Rate it:

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loose lipsGossip; particularly where information gets around that is not supposed to.Rate it:

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louse aroundTo slack off; be lazy; be a "parasite" to someone/something.Rate it:

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love handlesBulge around the stomach and hip area.Rate it:

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make the world go aroundTo play an essential role in causing the things in life to work as they should; to underlie the fulfillment of the needs of human existence.Rate it:

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mess aroundTo fiddle idly.Rate it:

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mess aroundTo have a non-committal sexual relationship.Rate it:

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mess aroundTo joke, kid, or play.Rate it:

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messing aroundPlayingRate it:

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mill aroundTo move or circulate in a confused or disorderly manner within a limited area.Rate it:

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monkey aroundTo act foolishly.Rate it:

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muck aroundMeans the same as muck about.Rate it:

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muck upTo clown around; to have fun, often at the expense of others.Rate it:

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multitudo circumfunditur alicuia crowd throngs around some one.Rate it:

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not worth a tinker's damThis means that something is worthless and dates back to when someone would travel around the countryside repairing things such as a kitchen pot with a hole in it.Rate it:

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piss aroundto joke or playRate it:

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piss aroundto misbehave; to act foolishlyRate it:

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pitch aroundTo intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk himRate it:

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play aroundTo behave in a silly, or childish, or irresponsible way.Rate it:

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play aroundTo work with in a non-serious manner.Rate it:

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play aroundTo engage in sexual practices outside of marriage.Rate it:

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poke aroundTo search for something, especially in an unorganized wayRate it:

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potter aroundTo potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.Rate it:

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push aroundTo treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bullyRate it:

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put out feelersTo explore or watch for; ask around; investigate.Rate it:

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putter aroundTo engage in meaningless activity.Rate it:

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rally aroundrally roundRate it:

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reach-aroundA passing style in which the ballhandler performs a crossover step in the direction of the intended pass and then extends his or her arms to throw the pass around the defender.Rate it:

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reach-aroundManual stimulation of a sexual partner's genitals during anal or vaginal intercourse from behind.Rate it:

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reach-aroundAn ostensibly thoughtful gesture, especially one performed to win favour or mitigate unfair treatment.Rate it:

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ride on a railTo be subjected to a punishment most prevalent in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries in which an offender was made to straddle a fence rail held on the shoulders of two or more bearers. The victim was then paraded around town or taken to the city limits and dumped by the roadside.Rate it:

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ring aroundTo call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.Rate it:

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roll aroundto move about on the ground while rotating and turning one's bodyRate it:

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roll aroundto be considered, without much coherence, in someone's mindRate it:

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roll aroundTo indulge in sexual intercourse (with)Rate it:

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roll aroundto happen, occur, take placeRate it:

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rolling stoneA person who moves around a lot and never settles down.Rate it:

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root aroundAlternative form of root about.Rate it:

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rough around the edgesIn need of refinement; unsophisticated.Rate it:

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round inTo round up by riding around them.Rate it:

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rumour has itpeople who gossip are saying that..., there is a rumor going around that...Rate it:

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run arounda female who sees many different men at the same timeRate it:

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run aroundTo be very busy doing many different things.Rate it:

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run around afterTo spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.Rate it:

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run around like a chicken with its head cut offTo act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.Rate it:

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run around withTo spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much.Rate it:

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run circles aroundTo outperform by a great margin.Rate it:

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Run Circles around SomeonePerform a task better than othersRate it:

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